December 28, 2004

Geek Cool:

Do you ever wonder...

    By Jack Grant

...how we got to the technology you are using to read this right now?

Then read a brief history of microprocessors.

Posted by Jack Grant at 03:05 on 28 December 2004
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Gawd, I feel old. In 1984 or '85 I was working for a big "stage coach" bank in SF. I was in charge of a computer system that filled a 15 x 15 room, had it's own A/C system, raised floors, the works. We used DASD units for storage (basically disc platters). Each platter held 20 MB of information. I then got an IBM PC (with an 8086 processor) which had a 20 MB hard drive.

I remember just being amazed that our entire computer room could now be housed under my desk!

I now carry a 2GB memory stick in my briefcase....

Posted by: The Other Mike S at December 28, 2004 03:56 PM



























































































































































































































































































































































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