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Title: “The Most Powerful Computer Ever”
Post by: Clive on May 19, 2008, 23:19

LINK (http://techliberation.com/2008/05/18/the-most-powerful-computer-ever/)

Title: Re: “The Most Powerful Computer Ever”
Post by: Simon on May 19, 2008, 23:21

Bet Rik had one of them!   ;)

Title: Re: “The Most Powerful Computer Ever”
Post by: Clive on May 19, 2008, 23:27

Naturally!   ;D

Title: Re: “The Most Powerful Computer Ever”
Post by: sam on May 20, 2008, 08:09

20MHz lol.

Title: Re: “The Most Powerful Computer Ever”
Post by: Clive on May 20, 2008, 08:30

Don't laugh.  My first PC was 16 MHz. 

Title: Re: “The Most Powerful Computer Ever”
Post by: gmax on May 20, 2008, 10:25

My first PC was a An Intel DX2-66 :D, then i upgraded the cpu to a 486/DX 100 :thumbs:.
I still have about 60 old cpu's, just trying to workout how to remove the gold from the pins :crazy:

Title: Re: “The Most Powerful Computer Ever”
Post by: sam on May 20, 2008, 10:45

mine was probably fairly slow, depends do you count an atari 65XE as a PC??

As for all though old CPU's would make a great modern museum piece, or maybe that's just me being a geek. In fact a museum with interactive displays to show children how computing has developed over such a short period of time would be very interesting.

Title: Re: “The Most Powerful Computer Ever”
Post by: gmax on May 20, 2008, 10:49

Quote from: sam on May 20, 2008, 10:45

mine was probably fairly slow, depends do you count an atari 65XE as a PC??

As for all though old CPU's would make a great modern museum piece, or maybe that's just me being a geek. In fact a museum with interactive displays to show children how computing has developed over such a short period of time would be very interesting.

Yes i just cant bring myself to throw them out, so i wont. Its hard enough dumping zip drives :(

Title: Re: “The Most Powerful Computer Ever”
Post by: Rik on May 20, 2008, 12:13

Quote from: Simon on May 19, 2008, 23:21

Bet Rik had one of them!   ;)

Not the Tandy one, but I have worked my way through 8086, 8026, 8036sx, 8036, 80486, every step in the Pentium chain and a couple of AMDs. :)