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Originally Posted by carpetmojo
That sounds suspiciously like my brother-in-law, a pro software wizard, who many years ago (15+ years ago-ish) told me " computers nowadays are like the Model-T Ford - just you wait, not long now, they will be simplicity itself,,,".
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I'm talking about the hardware, not the software-- computers are not "simplicity itself" because computers are general-purpose devices capable of doing a vast variety of different things-- and will never be as simple to use as a single-purpose device like a microwave oven.
But let's look back at your date of 15 years ago. In 1996, you could buy a Dell laptop with a 10.4 inch screen, 16 MB of RAM, an 810 MB HD, and a 120 MHz Pentium 1 processor for
$3549. You could buy a Gateway 2000 Laptop with an 11.3 inch display, 40 MB of RAM, a 1.2 GB HD, and a 4x CD-ROM for
$5599. You could buy a desktop with a 166 MHz Pentium 1, 32 MB of RAM, a 1.6 GB HD, and a CRT with a 13.7 inch viewable area for
$3671.
Computers of 15 years ago were lumbering, expensive dinosaurs, just as are the ebook readers of today.