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Technical Help & Discussion => General Tech Discussion, News & Q&A => Topic started by: Clive on February 23, 2009, 23:15

Title: Pause and reflect: 1 GB. Twenty years ago vs today
Post by: Clive on February 23, 2009, 23:15

http://www.toxicjunction.com/pictures/pic/5/P1485-1.jpg

Title: Re: Pause and reflect: 1 GB. Twenty years ago vs today
Post by: Rik on February 24, 2009, 09:17

Those and big reels of tape - happy days. :)

Title: Re: Pause and reflect: 1 GB. Twenty years ago vs today
Post by: Simon on February 24, 2009, 09:52

Incredible!

Title: Re: Pause and reflect: 1 GB. Twenty years ago vs today
Post by: Rik on February 24, 2009, 11:07

Unless you dropped one on your foot, when other words came into play. ;D

Title: Re: Pause and reflect: 1 GB. Twenty years ago vs today
Post by: Simon on February 24, 2009, 12:01

I don't think an SD card would hurt that much.  ;D

Title: Re: Pause and reflect: 1 GB. Twenty years ago vs today
Post by: topquark on February 24, 2009, 13:22

Quote from: Rik on February 24, 2009, 09:17

Those and big reels of tape - happy days. :)

Was that paper or mag tapes Rik  ;D :)x

Ooohh and 80 column punched cards !

Title: Re: Pause and reflect: 1 GB. Twenty years ago vs today
Post by: Simon on February 24, 2009, 14:09

I used punch cards at technical college, learning BASIC and COBOL!  ;D

Title: Re: Pause and reflect: 1 GB. Twenty years ago vs today
Post by: Rik on February 24, 2009, 15:00

Mag tapes, TQ. I was always trying to work out a way to cut them down for audio use. :)