29 Sep
2005
29 Sep
'05
5:37 p.m.
At 12:22 PM 9/29/2005, John Allain wrote:
Wait about 8 years and any neat computer is free it
seems (recent free
additions here: HP 2CPU Netserver/native SCSI2; Mac G4 tower, loaded;
numerous 1998 laptops etc.), so if you have any interest, you get a Tsunami.
It's an interesting flip side to the popular instantiations of
Moore's Law, no? When the price of any used computer undergoes
five halvings, it's sub-$100 soon enough no matter what the
starting price, particularly if it's selling on the surplus market
where the price might be based on weight alone.
- John