Really old hard drive

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Really old hard drive

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:shock: :shock: :shock:


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Post by Dominatr »

15MB??? Those computers were small!!!!! :shock:
My 37GB stomps that into the ground hundreds of times :lol:
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*wonders how much my computer would be worth back then*

*creates time machine*

*goes back in time*

*sells computer*

*becomes rich*

*dances*
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That's crazy.
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Post by M9 HE-DP Grenade »

lolz holly crap if that small HD was worth thousands back then my 40GB DRive and 1.4ghz processor and 512mb of RAM would have been worth hundreds of thousands :shock: i remember when they said noone would need more than 64kb of ram :roll:
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Bill said in 1981 that no one would ever need more than 840 kb of hard drive space... and look where we are now, 1.5 pecabytes.
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jks wrote:Bill said in 1981 that no one would ever need more than 840 kb of <a style='text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 3px double;' href="http://www.serverlogic3.com/lm/rtl3.asp ... rd%20drive" onmouseover="window.status='<a style='text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 3px double;' href="http://www.serverlogic3.com/lm/rtl3.asp ... rd%20drive" onmouseover="window.status='hard drive'; return true;" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true;">hard drive</a>'; return true;" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true;">hard drive</a> space... and look where we are now, 1.5 pecabytes.
What the heck is a pecabyte :?
Edit: sorry i just saw the thread on pecabytes lol
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Re: Really old hard drive

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RaVNzCRoFT wrote::shock: :shock: :shock:


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15 Megabytes???!!!

DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMN

I wonder how small files were back then :roll:
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Guys 4 years ago a 16Mb gfx crad cost around 200$.Not impressed :wink:
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If you took a 128 GB HD back to their time, you'd be a god.
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Post by rossmum »

Stuff that, I have 200GB in this PC. But man, is that nuts...

If I had a time machine... I COULD SELL MY PC FOR SQUILLIONS!! :P
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[ZMT] L33T wrote:*wonders how much my computer would be worth back then*

*creates time machine*

*goes back in time*

*sells computer*

*becomes rich*

*dances*
only if...
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Post by Dr.Cox »

[ZMT] L33T wrote:*wonders how much my computer would be worth back then*

*creates time machine*

*goes back in time*

*sells computer*

*becomes rich*

*dances*

*[ZMT] Ruins the time stream contuiumythingy and noids out the universe*
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Post by wes »

:shock:
if i took my gb hard drive, flatscreen moniter, and my ram sticks back to that time zone, i'd be a legend
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Post by lxNicktardxl »

rossmum wrote:Stuff that, I have 200GB in this PC. But man, is that nuts...

If I had a time machine... I COULD SELL MY PC FOR SQUILLIONS!! :P
STUFF THAT! I have 650 gb in my Server Xbox!
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Post by Kirk »

I have a 250GB :(

But, you know, this isn't really that long ago. I remember using a computer with an 80MB HD not to long ago (many years, of course)
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Post by Pie »

Yeah, things change quick. That is why people must upgrade their computer to stay on top every year, or sooner. Technology is moving along and not stopping for anyone :wink:


I also have a 250gig. Got it for $65
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Post by RaVNzCRoFT »

I only have an 80 gig hard drive, and I've used about 65 gigs so far. I'll need to get an external soon. :?
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Post by CtrlAltDestroy »

I have a 250GB + 160GB External. >_>
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