Size doesn't matter

"Nibby" (nibby68)
03/19/2017 at 22:18 • Filed to: None

A Conner 420MB hard drive chillin’ with a SanDisk 64GB microSD card.

DISCUSSION (30)

facw > Nibby
03/19/2017 at 22:29

Yeah, these MicroSD things are getting a bit absurd:

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That’s more than 1000 times as much storage as my first hard drive in a package the size of a thumbnail. Also:

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Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Nibby
03/19/2017 at 22:30

The first hard disk I ever purchased was 340 mb, $300.

Frenchlicker > Nibby
03/19/2017 at 22:35

It’s weird to think five years ago they were still toying with the thought of this and the proposed price was around $300. It’s even weirder to think how I’ve embraced the cloud so much since then.

fintail > Nibby
03/19/2017 at 22:46

I’ll guess based on some of the data on the sticker, 1994?

Nibby > fintail
03/19/2017 at 22:54

Yeah

Nibby > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
03/19/2017 at 22:55

When was this, 1993?

For Sweden > Nibby
03/19/2017 at 23:07

What if we built the entire plane out of microSD cards

Nibby > For Sweden
03/19/2017 at 23:38

SO MUCH STORAGE FOR OPPO MEMES

Connqr > facw
03/19/2017 at 23:45

Hold up! How does 90 MB + 4gb equal 8.6 gigs used?

Connqr > Nibby
03/19/2017 at 23:48

But. But. But. (Read in thick american cowboyish I guess accent) “There’s no replacement for displacement!” This should mean that the hard drive should have moar space because it’s bigger. WHY DO FALSE STATEMENTS MAKE INCORRECT RESULTS?!?!?

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Nibby
03/19/2017 at 23:54

that would be about right. Windows 3.1

sonicgabe > Nibby
03/20/2017 at 00:46

My first computer had 128KB of memory.

The IBM PCjr. 64KB on the board with an extra 64KB expansion card.

I also had an acoustic coupler modem.

I’m not kidding.

facw > Connqr
03/20/2017 at 00:48

This is a very good question. Something is definitely off with those numbers, given that Google Play Music and Audible by themselves are supposed to be taking up more than 10GB on the SD card. Luckily, I don’t see myself running out of space anytime soon, regardless of the shoddy record keeping.

Clown Shoe Pilot > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
03/20/2017 at 00:51

The first HD I ever owned was 20 MB. It was a hand-me-down and it was 2 grand when it was new.

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Eric @ opposite-lock.com > Nibby
03/20/2017 at 03:30

I bet the seek times and transfer rate are orders of magnitude better, too.

Roundbadge > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
03/20/2017 at 07:45

I got my first computer in December 1992...it had a 170mb hard drive. Everyone I told was amazed...”you’ll never run out of storage!”

A year and a half later, I was out of storage.

Nibby > Eric @ opposite-lock.com
03/20/2017 at 08:23

dat 3600RPM

Nibby > sonicgabe
03/20/2017 at 08:23

high end tech for the time

Nibby > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
03/20/2017 at 08:24

best OS ever

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > Nibby
03/20/2017 at 08:28

*shudders*

The old days were not better in computing, no denying it.

Nibby > Eric @ opposite-lock.com
03/20/2017 at 08:31

Some of it was better, like pressing the degauss button on your CRT monitor

CalzoneGolem > Nibby
03/20/2017 at 08:46

I forgot how much I missed this until I read this.

I worked in a computer lab and school and I loved opening and degaussing all the monitors as quickly as possible.

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > Nibby
03/20/2017 at 10:22

How is this better than huge IPS LCDs that just work?

The only complaint I have about modern computers is that the aspect ratio of monitors sucks now. 4:3 was better, especially when you rotated your monitor vertically. Only really large high-res monitors are now suitable for being rotated vertically, which sucks for programmers.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Roundbadge
03/20/2017 at 10:22

Believe me.

Nibby > Eric @ opposite-lock.com
03/20/2017 at 11:03

I agree, I hate 16:9. I don’t care for TV shows or movies. I wish 4:3 was back

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