| Windows 7: What a difference 30 years makes... |
06 Apr 2011
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#1 | | Windows 7 Home Premium x64 SP1 Bay Area Peninsula |
What a difference 30 years makes... 30 years ago, the Osborne 1 made its debut as the world's first portable PC
24 pounds, 5" display, $1,795 Source
A Guy | My System Specs |
| OS Windows 7 Home Premium x64 SP1 CPU INTEL Core i5-750 Quad-Core 3.37GHz Motherboard ASUS P7P55D Memory KINGSTON 4GB (2 x 2GB) HyperX PC3-12800 DDR3 1600MHz CL8 Graphics Card MSI N240GT-MD1G/D5 GeForce GT 240 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 Monitor(s) Displays Samsung SyncMaster B2430H 24" Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080 PSU ANTEC TruePower New TP-550, 80 PLUS, 550W Case ANTEC Three Hundred Illusion Cooling COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus, 4 x 120mm 1 x 140mm Noctua's Hard Drives Intel X25M Gen2 80GB, SEAGATE 500GB Barracudaź 7200.12, SATA 3 Gb/s, 7200 RPM, 16MB cache Internet Speed 20 + Mbps Antivirus Avast Browser Opera |
06 Apr 2011
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#2 | | Windows 7 Professional 64-bit SP1 |
30 years ago  ... Wow thats like ancient ! | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Home Built OS Windows 7 Professional 64-bit SP1 CPU Intel E8400 Motherboard MSI P35 Neo Memory 4GB Crucial Ballistix Graphics Card ATI ASUS Radeon HD 4830 Sound Card Realtek ALC888 on Board Monitor(s) Displays Asus 22-inch VH226H Widescreen Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080 Keyboard Saitek Eclipse Mouse Razer PSU Hiper HPU-4M 530W Case Thermaltake Tsunami Dream Black Cooling Air/Fans Hard Drives Two Western Digital 500GB Internet Speed Sky Broadband Other Info USB Hub/Card Reader - 2 Pen Drives, 1 Phone Dock |
06 Apr 2011
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Many a caveman was killed by quick predators because of the weight of this crude device. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Insane hobo technologies. ;-) OS Windows 7 x64 CPU Intel i7 2600k Motherboard Asrock z68 extreme 4 gen 3 Memory G.skill Ripjaw 16gigs @ 1866 Graphics Card Nvidia gtx580 (evga) Sound Card Integrated HD audio + hdmi Monitor(s) Displays 24" ASUS widescreen + 42" insignia Screen Resolution 1080p (1920x1080) Keyboard Microsoft wireless 3000 (v2) Mouse MS - wireless 5000 (bluetrack) PSU 1 kilowatt SLI/Crossfire rated Silverstone modular Case NZXT Phantom + additional 220 fan Cooling Zalmann Hard Drives 128 Samsung 830
256 Samsung 840
3 x 1tb storage drive (various)
1 western digital 1tb (eSATA)
1 Seagate 1tb (eSATA) Internet Speed depends on if you ask me or my provider. Other Info The above information is provided as is, and the author assumes no responsibility for issues it may cause with your sanity or fanboyism. |
06 Apr 2011
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#4 | | MS Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit SP1 Near You |
amazing... imagine the ram it uses on that time (64kb), i wonder if i could play galaxian or asteriods in that one | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Dell inspiron 1564 OS MS Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit SP1 CPU Intel Core i5 @ 2.27GHz Arrandale 32nm Technology Motherboard Dell Inc. 0M9XW4 (U2E1) Memory 8.0GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 532MHz (7-7-7-20) Graphics Card ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4300 Series (Dell) Sound Card Realtek High Definition Audio Monitor(s) Displays Generic PnP Monitor on ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4330 Screen Resolution 1366x768 pixels Keyboard built-in Mouse Dell Touchpad/Microsoft Arc Mouse PSU built-in Case Dell Laptop Cooling built-in Hard Drives 625GB TOSHIBA TOSHIBA MK6459GSX ATA Device (SATA) Other Info Snake Laptop Skin, Detachable Alfa USB wifi with custom 15dbi antenna (for better signal range) |
06 Apr 2011
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#5 | | Windows 7x64 Home Premium SP1 x 2 Australia |

Quote: Originally Posted by Ciara 30 years ago  ... Wow thats like ancient ! And in really ancient times, 10 years before that, we had men walking and driving on the moon.
They would have loved that computer. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Own build (+ Recased Acer Aspire x1800) OS Windows 7x64 Home Premium SP1 x 2 CPU Intel i7 2600k Motherboard ASUS P8Z68 Deluxe Memory G.Skill Ripjaws (DDR3-1600) 2x4GB Graphics Card Nvidia GeForce GTS 450; Intel HD Graphics 3000(GT2+) Monitor(s) Displays Dell Ultrasharp IPS panel U2311H, Samsung SyncMaster P2350 Screen Resolution 1920x1080 Keyboard Logitech MK520 (wireless) Mouse Logitech MK520 PSU Seasonic M12II 520W Case Lian Li Lancool PC-K60 Cooling Case: 1x120mm, 3x140mm CPU: Hyper 212+ Hard Drives Crucial M4 128GB (000F), Seagates 1TB Barracuda ST31000528AS + Internet Speed 6-7 Mbps Antivirus Norton NIS, Malwarebytes on 2 (MSE on 3rd PC) Browser FireFox Other Info Audio: Logitech Z523 2.1 |
06 Apr 2011
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...yeah those crazy ancient people and their space travel.... | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Insane hobo technologies. ;-) OS Windows 7 x64 CPU Intel i7 2600k Motherboard Asrock z68 extreme 4 gen 3 Memory G.skill Ripjaw 16gigs @ 1866 Graphics Card Nvidia gtx580 (evga) Sound Card Integrated HD audio + hdmi Monitor(s) Displays 24" ASUS widescreen + 42" insignia Screen Resolution 1080p (1920x1080) Keyboard Microsoft wireless 3000 (v2) Mouse MS - wireless 5000 (bluetrack) PSU 1 kilowatt SLI/Crossfire rated Silverstone modular Case NZXT Phantom + additional 220 fan Cooling Zalmann Hard Drives 128 Samsung 830
256 Samsung 840
3 x 1tb storage drive (various)
1 western digital 1tb (eSATA)
1 Seagate 1tb (eSATA) Internet Speed depends on if you ask me or my provider. Other Info The above information is provided as is, and the author assumes no responsibility for issues it may cause with your sanity or fanboyism. |
06 Apr 2011
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I bet someone could build a ni9ce computer in one of those cases with only a little modding | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number custom build OS Windows 7 Pro X64 CPU AMD Phenom II X4 975 Black Edition Motherboard MSI 870A-G54 (FX) Memory CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 Graphics Card ASUS EN9800GT HB/HTDI/512M GeForce 9800 GT 512MB 256-bit GDD Sound Card Realtek ALC892 Monitor(s) Displays Viewsonic 19' 16:10 Screen Resolution 1680X1050 Keyboard Logitech G11 Mouse USB Logitech gaming mouse PSU Thermaltake Purepower W0100RU 500W ATX 12V Case COOLER MASTER Elite RC-331-KKN1-GP Black SECC ATX Mid Tower Cooling Nothing beyond what etch part came with Hard Drives Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA,
Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 7200RPM SATA Internet Speed Cable Other Info New CPU, Motherboard, and Ram installed 02/2012
Logitech G35 Headset |
06 Apr 2011
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I've always liked this guy's work, kind of a steam punk feel. Datamancer.net - Technical Art and Steampunk Contraptions | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Insane hobo technologies. ;-) OS Windows 7 x64 CPU Intel i7 2600k Motherboard Asrock z68 extreme 4 gen 3 Memory G.skill Ripjaw 16gigs @ 1866 Graphics Card Nvidia gtx580 (evga) Sound Card Integrated HD audio + hdmi Monitor(s) Displays 24" ASUS widescreen + 42" insignia Screen Resolution 1080p (1920x1080) Keyboard Microsoft wireless 3000 (v2) Mouse MS - wireless 5000 (bluetrack) PSU 1 kilowatt SLI/Crossfire rated Silverstone modular Case NZXT Phantom + additional 220 fan Cooling Zalmann Hard Drives 128 Samsung 830
256 Samsung 840
3 x 1tb storage drive (various)
1 western digital 1tb (eSATA)
1 Seagate 1tb (eSATA) Internet Speed depends on if you ask me or my provider. Other Info The above information is provided as is, and the author assumes no responsibility for issues it may cause with your sanity or fanboyism. |
06 Apr 2011
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#9 | | Windows 7 pro 64 bit Paris |
With the big floppy. Its just shows the incredible progress of informatique in 30 years. | My System Specs | | OS Windows 7 pro 64 bit Memory 2 Go Graphics Card Nvidia Mouse Microsoft optical mouse |
06 Apr 2011
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#10 | | Windows 7 Professional 64 Bit SP1 |
That looks like my shredder | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP DV6 1330sa OS Windows 7 Professional 64 Bit SP1 CPU INTEL DUAL CORE 2.1Ghz Motherboard N/A Memory 4GB DDR3 Graphics Card INTEL Sound Card LAPTOP Monitor(s) Displays 2 Screen Resolution 3200x1080 Keyboard SOLID YEAR 260U Mouse USB PSU LAPTOP Case LAPTOP Cooling LAPTOP Hard Drives 250GB Internet Speed 20 MB/S What a difference 30 years makes... problems? All times are GMT -5. The time now is 11:15 PM. | |