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Originally Posted by wizwor
I bought a 486 in 1993. I went all in because, with our first on the way, I didn't expect to buy another computer -- ever. If you count tablets, I have 22 computers in my home plus two more at college. Life is good. Among these are six Atari computers. Atari computers were my miracle machines. Not only did these machines bring the arcade into my home, but they helped me do a lot of tedious tasks better. My 'moment' happened when I was in college. I was proofing a 27 page paper. On page six, the last paragraph was unwieldy. There were no errors, but I had a better way to make my point. I opened the document, edited the paragraph and reprinted all the pages starting with page six. Loading each sheet of paper into my 1027 printer, I was really appreciative of not having to retype 21 pages. No way I would have retyped that paper to better express myself.
I think tablets are now where Ataris were then. They are pretty useless, but we are still very interested and a little amazed. Printing is difficult, communication is limited, and the user interface is imperfect, but we are thrilled to have them.
I say we sit back and savor the moment. I think my Fire will someday sit next to my 1200XL on that special time travel desk in my bedroom.
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The 486 I got didn't have a modem in it. Why, who in the world would need an internal modem?
