When did computers stop being exciting and new?

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Sysman replied

16 June 2011, 12:15
Originally posted by amcdonald View Post

If everyone only bought what they needed the global economy would collapse

It already has done, hasn't it?

Was it my fault?

on the butterfly in South America flapping its wings principle, I assume
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doodab replied

16 June 2011, 12:04
Right then, I think it's time I built myself a new computer. A proper one with flashing lights and a sexy robot voice.

I'm thinking a model of a Cray 1, the size of a large coffee mug, with an embedded processor and the game of life playing out on LEDs. Power could be derived from the heat of the coffee, thus requiring constant refills to keep it running. I reckon I could sell hundreds of them.

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amcdonald replied

16 June 2011, 11:16
Originally posted by Sysman View Post

I got reasonably excited when a colleague showed me his shiny new MacBook Pro with SSD disk late last year.

Not excited enough to buy one for myself though. Nice kit, but do I really need one?

If everyone only bought what they needed the global economy would collapse
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Sysman replied

16 June 2011, 11:14
I got reasonably excited when a colleague showed me his shiny new MacBook Pro with SSD disk late last year.

Not excited enough to buy one for myself though. Nice kit, but do I really need one?
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doodab replied

16 June 2011, 10:21
Originally posted by CheeseSlice View Post

Hardware is very boring these days.

The last trip I took into PC world to help find my dad a laptop was turned into a case of choosing between the red one or the blue one... feature wise they all seemed to be dual core 'something quick enough', running 64bit Win7, DVD writer, widescreen, bucket loads of storage, 3-4GB ram, etc, etc.

Exactly. Even supercomputers are just rack upon rack of black boxes these days. I want something that looks like a Cray 1 with cellular automata teeming across it's surface in glorious technicolor and a sexy robot voice.
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CheeseSlice replied

16 June 2011, 10:09
Originally posted by doodab View Post

It seems that they are everywhere now, and increasingly hard to get excited about. Is it just because I'm getting old?

Hardware is very boring these days.

The last trip I took into PC world to help find my dad a laptop was turned into a case of choosing between the red one or the blue one... feature wise they all seemed to be dual core 'something quick enough', running 64bit Win7, DVD writer, widescreen, bucket loads of storage, 3-4GB ram, etc, etc.
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xoggoth replied

16 June 2011, 10:03
Soon you will be able to have a computer tattooed on. You will connect to the net by wiggling your fingers and the image will appear at the back of your eyeballs.
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PinkPoshRat replied

16 June 2011, 09:48
It was the day after they all became affordable...
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SimonMac replied

16 June 2011, 09:44
July 17th 1987, just after lunch time (pacific coast time)
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Old Greg replied

16 June 2011, 09:43
Originally posted by doodab View Post

It seems that they are everywhere now, and increasingly hard to get excited about. Is it just because I'm getting old?

Buy yourself an exciting new computer, and you'll feel differently.
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amcdonald replied

16 June 2011, 09:40
Do those popular beat combos sound too loud as well ?
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doodab started a topic When did computers stop being exciting and new?

16 June 2011, 09:37
When did computers stop being exciting and new?

It seems that they are everywhere now, and increasingly hard to get excited about. Is it just because I'm getting old?
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