Computing in the 90s

Miss Rozelyn Honorary Member Posts: 3,585 Reputation: 133	Computing in the 90s Nov 15, 2016 8:36:28 GMT -5 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Miss Rozelyn on Nov 15, 2016 8:36:28 GMT -5
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boots Advanced Member Posts: 6,089 Reputation: 447	Computing in the 90s Nov 15, 2016 8:36:55 GMT -5 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by boots on Nov 15, 2016 8:36:55 GMT -5 games? Snake won't even run on that.

Rita Howard Imperial Member “The library is inhabited by spirits that come out of the pages at night.” – Isabel Allende Posts: 5,828 Reputation: 434	Computing in the 90s Nov 15, 2016 10:05:40 GMT -5 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Rita Howard on Nov 15, 2016 10:05:40 GMT -5 lol 12MB of RAM.

xea989 Staff Member Posts: 16,751 Reputation: 1,910	Computing in the 90s Nov 15, 2016 10:05:54 GMT -5 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by xea989 on Nov 15, 2016 10:05:54 GMT -5 rofl he's bragging about excel.

Rick Exclusive Member “The final forming of a person's character lies in their own hands.” ~Anne Frank. Posts: 4,197 Reputation: 268	Computing in the 90s Nov 15, 2016 10:06:08 GMT -5 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Rick on Nov 15, 2016 10:06:08 GMT -5 What do we think is on there? Win 95?

xea989 Staff Member Posts: 16,751 Reputation: 1,910	Computing in the 90s Nov 15, 2016 10:06:47 GMT -5 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by xea989 on Nov 15, 2016 10:06:47 GMT -5 win 95 needed 8MB of ram. HM. He could have had 3.1.

Rick Exclusive Member “The final forming of a person's character lies in their own hands.” ~Anne Frank. Posts: 4,197 Reputation: 268	Computing in the 90s Nov 15, 2016 10:07:13 GMT -5 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Rick on Nov 15, 2016 10:07:13 GMT -5 Doubt it. The computer was supposed to be high tech in that episode and since the epp was in the 90s I'm going with 95.

xea989 Staff Member Posts: 16,751 Reputation: 1,910	Computing in the 90s Nov 15, 2016 10:07:44 GMT -5 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by xea989 on Nov 15, 2016 10:07:44 GMT -5 Probably. It's definitely not 98. That needed 16 MB of RAM.

Rick Exclusive Member “The final forming of a person's character lies in their own hands.” ~Anne Frank. Posts: 4,197 Reputation: 268	Computing in the 90s Nov 15, 2016 10:07:57 GMT -5 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Rick on Nov 15, 2016 10:07:57 GMT -5 Why is RAM capitalized?

xea989 Staff Member Posts: 16,751 Reputation: 1,910	Computing in the 90s Nov 15, 2016 10:08:10 GMT -5 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by xea989 on Nov 15, 2016 10:08:10 GMT -5 It's an acronym. Random Access Memory.

purged Elite Member Look in a mirror & see a ghost. Hear every heartbeat scream that everything is wrong with you. Posts: 3,369 Reputation: 202	Computing in the 90s Nov 15, 2016 10:08:46 GMT -5 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by purged on Nov 15, 2016 10:08:46 GMT -5 I never got to have a 28.8 modem. I went straight from 14.4 to 56k.
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Rita Howard Imperial Member “The library is inhabited by spirits that come out of the pages at night.” – Isabel Allende Posts: 5,828 Reputation: 434	Computing in the 90s Nov 15, 2016 10:47:04 GMT -5 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Rita Howard on Nov 15, 2016 10:47:04 GMT -5 I bet that thing weighed 20lbs.

madworld42 Exclusive Member Posts: 4,643 Pronouns: He/Him Reputation: 310	Computing in the 90s Nov 15, 2016 10:47:46 GMT -5 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by madworld42 on Nov 15, 2016 10:47:46 GMT -5 Nov 15, 2016 10:47:04 GMT -5 Rita Howard said: I bet that thing weighed 20lbs. bigballofyarn A Dream Is A Wish (Old) weighed or weighs It still weighs the same today.

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Computing in the 90s Nov 15, 2016 10:56:03 GMT -5 bigballofyarn likes this

I bet that thing weighed 20lbs.

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weighed or weighs

It still weighs the same today.

Either is okay in this instance.

Because it's not a story being told in past tense. We're just talking about an object.

Riley Matthews Honorary Member Me & my boyfriend. Posts: 3,687 Reputation: 206	Computing in the 90s Nov 15, 2016 11:16:43 GMT -5 via mobile Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Riley Matthews on Nov 15, 2016 11:16:43 GMT -5 I want one of those!