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Old 01-15-2007, 07:46 AM
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Old 01-15-2007, 07:57 AM
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1980? We certainly have come a loooong way!!!
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Old 01-15-2007, 09:41 AM
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Good lord!!Look at the size of the cpu compared to the table!!
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Old 01-15-2007, 09:43 AM
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Man I love seeing those old computer ads. I have a Computer Shopper "BOOK" from 1994.

486 DX2, 8 MB RAM, 120MB HDD, 4XCD-ROM all for $4500.
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Old 01-15-2007, 10:35 AM
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Heh, my first PC was a Packard Bell Legend, 486 DX2 - 66MHz, 8mb ram, and we even got the upgraded 426mb hdd, and the 4x cd-rom!
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Originally Posted by Bonneville94V688
Heh, my first PC was a Packard Bell Legend, 486 DX2 - 66MHz, 8mb ram, and we even got the upgraded 426mb hdd, and the 4x cd-rom!

got me beat my first puter was a comador.

then i got the bell 386 think it was like 25 mhz 8 mb video no cd rom

then i gota gateway 486 about 75 mhz

and the bell and gateway were more expensive then i payed for my laptop...
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I miss the 8086.....and the 2 megs of ram and 20MB hdd.
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wow my first was a trash 80 lol
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Originally Posted by duffer26
wow my first was a trash 80 lol
This is somewhat embarassing but I still HAVE my TRS-80 (somewhere down in my basement).
Also have you noticed how "Thick" Computer Shopper is now?
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