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Title: 1GB computer memory physical size in 1980 and 2009
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Published: Nov 25, 2009
Author: Simon Voinea
Post Date: 2009-11-25 10:36:18 by freepatriot32
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Keywords: 1GB, computer memory, physical size
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The huge sized 1GB memory is from IBM built for mainframes in late 1970’s. The same 1GB memory comes in a micro-chip nowadays!
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#1. To: freepatriot32 (#0)
My, now way out of date, Macintosh Dual G-4 Processor Tower has more raw computing power than the mainframe that 1970's memory was destined for. It is faster and has a higher throughput. The applications I'm running were undreamed of, except at Medialab, in the 70's. The speed with which computer technology has evolved is simply stunning when you take it all in. I've been using it since the first Mac in the mid 80's and the Mac I am using now bears only a slight resemblance to that first machine with it's 512K of memory and single sided hard floppy - with no hard drive available at all.
"An education isn't how much you have committed to memory, or even how much you know. It's being able to differentiate between what you know and what you don't. ~ Anatole France
My now retired IBM neighbor was reminiscing about back in the day when they were thrilled to have achieved 24baud internet connection speed.
My first modem was a Hayes Smartmodem 300 for connecting to BBS's - Internet was not yet available to the general public - it ran like a raped ape - ha, ha.
"An education isn't how much you have committed to memory, or even how much you know. It's being able to differentiate between what you know and what you don't. ~ Anatole France
As an addendum - when a hard drive did become available for that first Mac of mine it had 20 Megabytes of storage and cost 2 Grand. Now I can buy a 4 GB memory stick for 12 bucks at Big Lots.
"An education isn't how much you have committed to memory, or even how much you know. It's being able to differentiate between what you know and what you don't. ~ Anatole France
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Lord - 1.5 Terabytes for 95 bucks. When I think about it the sheer magnitude makes me laugh. My current drive (less the 20% full) is only 80 GB. I have no idea what I would do with 1.5 Terabytes.
"An education isn't how much you have committed to memory, or even how much you know. It's being able to differentiate between what you know and what you don't. ~ Anatole France
Collect a bunch of movies that you downloaded but never end up watching. At least that is what I do.
That's kind of what I was thinking. LOL! I use Goodwill for that - they have VHS Movies for 99¢. So far I have collected about 20 classic movies that I haven't watched. ;-) I got an almost mint "Lawrence of Arabia" yesterday. No, haven't watched it yet.
"An education isn't how much you have committed to memory, or even how much you know. It's being able to differentiate between what you know and what you don't. ~ Anatole France
But it's almost all used for eye candy, and I think to some extent all that eye candy is deadening of kids' imagination. When you think about what most people use computers for, most of the time -- word processing and email, not A/V work -- all that computing power is total overkill. As it happens, I too have a dual processor G4 mac. But I sometimes find myself missing my old Mac II, the SE/30, and even my 48k Apple II+. They booted faster, for one thing. Once every blue moon I'll fire up an emulator and play Wizardry.
If a nation expects to be diverse and free, it expects what never was and never will be.
Once you're declared an "enemy of the state" for posting the truth at 4um, it would leave the government plenty of room to plant lots of kiddy porn on your computer and dispose of you permanently.
I have to agree - as neat as it is for what I really use a computer for it IS overkill. I am not a gamer nor do I download and watch videos. My old Mac 512K did everything that I really need a computer to do - although I don't think it would support my Browser and the color monitor, which we now take for granted, is nice.
"An education isn't how much you have committed to memory, or even how much you know. It's being able to differentiate between what you know and what you don't. ~ Anatole France
Once you're declared an "enemy of the state" for posting the truth at 4um, it would leave the government plenty of room to plant lots of kiddy porn on your computer and dispose of you permanently. "What? Would they do that?" He said with naive breathlessness.
"An education isn't how much you have committed to memory, or even how much you know. It's being able to differentiate between what you know and what you don't. ~ Anatole France
#2. To: Original_Intent. all (#1)
#3. To: Lod (#2)
#4. To: Lod (#2)
#5. To: Original_Intent, Lod (#4)
"The trouble with people is not that they don't know but that they know so much that ain't so." ~ Josh Billings
#6. To: wudidiz (#5)
#7. To: Original_Intent (#6)
Lord - 1.5 Terabytes for 95 bucks. When I think about it the sheer magnitude makes me laugh. My current drive (less the 20% full) is only 80 GB. I have no idea what I would do with 1.5 Terabytes.
#8. To: Rhino369 (#7)
#9. To: Original_Intent (#1)
The speed with which computer technology has evolved is simply stunning when you take it all in.
#10. To: Original_Intent (#6)
I have no idea what I would do with 1.5 Terabytes.
Mike Flaherty: Yeah, it's been there a long time. I wish I knew which corner.
My Man Godfrey (1936)
#11. To: Prefrontal Vortex (#9)
#12. To: Esso (#10)
I have no idea what I would do with 1.5 Terabytes.
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