A bit of perspective: Cost of a Computer Every Year Since 1970
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[Cost of a Computer Every Year Since 1970](https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/cost-of-a-computer-every-year-since-1970/ss-AAOwPZs?ocid=msedgntp#image=1) I could argue with some of the choices, but in general - a good review of how far we've come in one working lifetime. I also note that during most of that time the computer I wanted, not necessarily the one I needed, always cost between US$ 2,500 to 3,500. :(
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. -- 6079 Smith W.
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[Cost of a Computer Every Year Since 1970](https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/cost-of-a-computer-every-year-since-1970/ss-AAOwPZs?ocid=msedgntp#image=1) I could argue with some of the choices, but in general - a good review of how far we've come in one working lifetime. I also note that during most of that time the computer I wanted, not necessarily the one I needed, always cost between US$ 2,500 to 3,500. :(
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. -- 6079 Smith W.
How can you tell when a non-technical person is tasked with writing an article? When you see them claim that switching to 64 bit from 32 bit improves performance by 2x... > 2003 > Notable computer: Apple Power Mac G5 > Price tag: $1,999 > Inflation adjusted price: $2,968 > At the time of its release, the Power Mac G5 was the most powerful Macintosh computer. It was the first personal computer to utilize 64-bit processing, allowing users to run tasks twice as fast as was possible with 32-bit architecture, the standard at the time.
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How can you tell when a non-technical person is tasked with writing an article? When you see them claim that switching to 64 bit from 32 bit improves performance by 2x... > 2003 > Notable computer: Apple Power Mac G5 > Price tag: $1,999 > Inflation adjusted price: $2,968 > At the time of its release, the Power Mac G5 was the most powerful Macintosh computer. It was the first personal computer to utilize 64-bit processing, allowing users to run tasks twice as fast as was possible with 32-bit architecture, the standard at the time.
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[Cost of a Computer Every Year Since 1970](https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/cost-of-a-computer-every-year-since-1970/ss-AAOwPZs?ocid=msedgntp#image=1) I could argue with some of the choices, but in general - a good review of how far we've come in one working lifetime. I also note that during most of that time the computer I wanted, not necessarily the one I needed, always cost between US$ 2,500 to 3,500. :(
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. -- 6079 Smith W.
Hi, Dan, Interesting: back in the daze when the latest ooh-shiny computer appeared, and, i fantasized about having one, the new beast was almost always 2-3k US$ more than i could afford, or justify spending. These daze, it's more peripheral devices that i fantasize about, like a very high-end monitor, like an Eizo ColorEdge, with built-in colorimetric calibration, and full coverage of Adobe RGB SRGB, and CMYK, gamuts; or, an NAS loaded with 16 tb.s of top-end storage. A motherboard with >= 4 M2 slots, and 2 tb. cards in each, and a top-end CPU, 64 gigs of ram, etc. i admit the big iPad models intrigue me, but, when i think of having one, i immediately imagine i took it outside the house, and it got broken, and i couldn't afford to fix it. And, i ain't never going back to Mac OS. But now, out-to-pasture as i am, my fantasies are much more about having a 20+ VVS star-sapphire to design a ring for, or a visit to the ruins of Gobelki-Tepi [^] :)
«The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled» Plutarch
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[Cost of a Computer Every Year Since 1970](https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/cost-of-a-computer-every-year-since-1970/ss-AAOwPZs?ocid=msedgntp#image=1) I could argue with some of the choices, but in general - a good review of how far we've come in one working lifetime. I also note that during most of that time the computer I wanted, not necessarily the one I needed, always cost between US$ 2,500 to 3,500. :(
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. -- 6079 Smith W.
I, for one, am deeply offended that the TRS-80 line of computers was not represented in this list! X|
The difficult we do right away... ...the impossible takes slightly longer.
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I, for one, am deeply offended that the TRS-80 line of computers was not represented in this list! X|
The difficult we do right away... ...the impossible takes slightly longer.
IMAO, even for its own time, the TRS-80's nickname (Trash-80) was well-earned. I remember using one to collect data from a piece of lab. equipment back in the day. It produced so much electrical interference that it interfered with the measurements being taken (!). We eventually solved the problem by using opto-isolators on the lines leading from the equipment to the TRS-80, and moving the computer far enough away that radiated interference was no longer a factor. The Commodore PET (of similar vintage, also not mentioned) benefited from having a metal case which trapped most of the RFI.
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. -- 6079 Smith W.
