> From: "John A. Ardelli" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Funny... I could never have imagined how far computers would advance > communication 15 years ago when I was using my Commodore 64. Back then, > I would never have imagined computers powerful enough to do even HALF of > what's being done now on them. It blows my mind to realize that this > computer is literally thousands of times more powerful than the computer > I was using 15 years ago, with 2048 times the RAM memory and a hard > drive that stores as much as *254,200* of the old Commodore 64 floppies!
The hardware has advanced at an amazing pace. But what hasn't really kept up are totally new ideas for what to do with the computer. I mean, in 1985 people were basically doing the same things with their C64s we are doing today with our iMacs. Word processing, email, record keeping, playing games... we may have 2048 times the RAM we had back then, but I do not think that things are anywhere near 2048 times as entertaining, or efficient, or cool. Maybe the big change that's happened in between the C64's heyday and today is that so many more people are using computers now. Just some random ideas, I'm not saying that we should all go back to C64s, though I do still switch mine on from time to time to show people the awesome audio visual demos people are still producing that run on a stock 1Mhz 64K machine. -John -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
