8 Nov
2006
8 Nov
'06
11:54 a.m.
On Wed, 8 Nov 2006, John Foust wrote:
I don't know what's with you retro kids these
days. Back in the
old days, speed was cool. You wanted a faster machine. Now that
the most whizzy machines are 1/100th the price (in inflation-adjusted
dollars) you're still playing with the stuff in the dumpster.
Programs still start more quickly on a faster CPU.
example:
I want to type a grocery list
start a RS M100, Coco, M1, Apple][, Osborn, N*, and a "modern" machine.
I can be finished typing, and printing before the "modern" machine has
finished booting.