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cristian989:
Packard Bell
166 Mhz Pentium Processor
1.34 gig HD
16mb of ram
33600 modem
Windows 95

Bought in 1997, cost = around $1,800

Spectere:
Commodore VIC-20
1MHz MOS 6502
5KB RAM (3.5KB user addressable)
16-color 176x184 display (composite output)
Commodore BASIC

淫蟲:
Packard Bell
12 MHz Pentium
2 MB RAM
60 MB HDD
256 color display
3 1/4 and 5 1/2 inch floppy drives

Bobbias:
Custom from a local computer place:
P1 133
32(?) MB RAM
1.5GB Harddrive
No idea about graphics.
28.8k modem.

Sure, it had the internet, but when you could go make coffee in the time pages took to load you couldn't do too much with it.

I had to compress the (Using the old-school system where it compresses the entire drive) so I could play Diablo 2, despite not meeting the required Minimum processor speed (It needs a 233, lol).

We later upgraded to a 56k modem, and I think a faster CD drive. We got it not long after Win95 came out, actually, though I didn't know at the time. It also happened to cost $3300 with the 17 inch monitor we got (which was $300 by itself.) I know the price because I found the invoice a while ago, and remembered it.

cristian989:

--- Quote from: Bobbias on October 26, 2007, 03:31:35 AM ---
Sure, it had the internet, but when you could go make coffee in the time pages took to load you couldn't do too much with it.


--- End quote ---

Hahahahah, I remember back in the 33.6K days, that when people in school said they had 150 songs downloaded...it was like the most amazing thing ever.

I had 40 something and it had taken a looong time (4mb song @ 1.5kbs LOL)

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