Tech advance over the past 40-years
13,167 Views |
112 Replies |
Last: 3 mo ago by Stat Monitor Repairman
4, 5, 3, 2, 1FAT SEXY said:
........
Referring, of course, to B&W film vs advanced digital photography.
Stat Monitor Repairman said:
ATVs have certainly gotten worse
Head Ninja In Charge
Joined:
Oct 10, 2005
Posts:
18,975
How long do you want to ignore this user?
AG
I hate this one.Stat Monitor Repairman said:
Head Ninja In Charge
Joined:
Oct 10, 2005
Posts:
18,975
How long do you want to ignore this user?
AG
As I was scrolling down, I fully thought the before/after was gonna be this:Stat Monitor Repairman said:
Only $5 per hour! Damn!Stat Monitor Repairman said:
Dammit! If you ain't first, then you're last.
The 6502 chip in the Apple II had 3,500 transistors. The M1 Max chip in the latest MacBook Pros has 57 billion. That just blows my mind.Stat Monitor Repairman said:
A real truck to a fake one.
Political commentary aside, color film was common in the 60s and ubiquitous in the 70s.Captain Positivity said:
Referring, of course, to B&W film vs advanced digital photography.
It's interesting to note that photos of controversial events in the 60s are often shown in b/w by some sources to make them seem older than they are, even though color photos of the same events are generally available.
Thats a good point. Never thought of it in that way.
rynning said:The 6502 chip in the Apple II had 3,500 transistors. The M1 Max chip in the latest MacBook Pros has 57 billion. That just blows my mind.Stat Monitor Repairman said:
My Apple II+ I had in HS allowed me to type up term papers and debate briefs on Apple Writer and do grades for my Physics teacher and a couple of other science teachers in Visicalc. My current MBP could do all that a little quicker, cleaner and easier (not to mention with portability) but I'm not sure I'm all that much more productive. Without the use of other peripherals and services (internet, online text, email, etc.) I'd still have to type stuff up, print it out, and hand deliver it. THAT is where the tech bar has been significantly raised, at least in terms of office type applications.
Newspapers still printed them in black and white, though.fig96 said:Political commentary aside, color film was common in the 60s and ubiquitous in the 70s.Captain Positivity said:
Referring, of course, to B&W film vs advanced digital photography.
It's interesting to note that photos of controversial events in the 60s are often shown in b/w by some sources to make them seem older than they are, even though color photos of the same events are generally available.
Trump will fix it.
A) I think we're really still just processing many of the changes. The biggest one will be the spread of broadband/work from home, so that most people won't have to live in cities anymore
B) The second one will be using Big Data/AI to analyze things. The downside of that is it will be almost impossible for most small businesses to compete, if Megacorps lock that up.
C) Likewise, while robotic arms have gotten cheap enough for small businesses, buying them/getting them programmed is an issue. (It would be more interesting if they could be moved from station to station, with the programming locked to those stations.)
D) There doesn't seem to be much follow through - and getting the last 5% right always is crucial, and a stone cold *****, in any endeavor.
B) The second one will be using Big Data/AI to analyze things. The downside of that is it will be almost impossible for most small businesses to compete, if Megacorps lock that up.
C) Likewise, while robotic arms have gotten cheap enough for small businesses, buying them/getting them programmed is an issue. (It would be more interesting if they could be moved from station to station, with the programming locked to those stations.)
D) There doesn't seem to be much follow through - and getting the last 5% right always is crucial, and a stone cold *****, in any endeavor.
My mailman taught me how to reseal the boxes the CDs came in to send them back for free by just writing "refused" on the box. I think I must have been like 12. The good ole days.
It's only 35 years old, but my external 20MB SCSI drive vs a 512GB microSD card.
I've been meaning to figure out how much volume 512GB of there hard drives would take up but haven't gotten around to it yet.
I've been meaning to figure out how much volume 512GB of there hard drives would take up but haven't gotten around to it yet.
4,678 cubic feet or 8,082,816 cubic inches
A lot of space, basically a 500 sq ft apartment with 10 foot Ceilings filled floor to ceiling. Compared to a micro SD card.
A lot of space, basically a 500 sq ft apartment with 10 foot Ceilings filled floor to ceiling. Compared to a micro SD card.
Is that the hard drive itself or the entire enclosure? I was going to compare it (total enclosure) to the volume of actual rooms here at home just for fun.
That's based on the dimensions I got off of wikipedia. I think it was 3.1x9.7x10.5. Looks about like the size of the enclosure based on the pics.The Fife said:
Is that the hard drive itself or the entire enclosure? I was going to compare it (total enclosure) to the volume of actual rooms here at home just for fun.
A Cray supercomputer disk pack from the early 80s. Each platter was 14" and a grand total of 80 MB of harddrive space
Not many people know that the supercomputer was used to create the salad spinner.
I'll see myself out.
I'll see myself out.
91AggieLawyer said:rynning said:The 6502 chip in the Apple II had 3,500 transistors. The M1 Max chip in the latest MacBook Pros has 57 billion. That just blows my mind.Stat Monitor Repairman said:
My Apple II+ I had in HS allowed me to type up term papers and debate briefs on Apple Writer and do grades for my Physics teacher and a couple of other science teachers in Visicalc. My current MBP could do all that a little quicker, cleaner and easier (not to mention with portability) but I'm not sure I'm all that much more productive. Without the use of other peripherals and services (internet, online text, email, etc.) I'd still have to type stuff up, print it out, and hand deliver it. THAT is where the tech bar has been significantly raised, at least in terms of office type applications.
What is fun to me is that all of this tech was billed as making us more productive, so you have more time to do what you want to do. It does make you more productive. We can also do stuff instantly. This has largely resulted in nothing more than people being expected to do more and do it quickly. I can't tell you how many emails and texts I get and then have the person call and ask if I got the email or text.
umm. Why not use a picture of a mastercraft today?Stat Monitor Repairman said:
Wanted to show the triple axle trailer required to haul that beast.
okay but the x26 is equally large. The evolution of mastercraft from the 1985 stars and stripes to the 2022 X26 is remarkable in itself.Stat Monitor Repairman said:
Wanted to show the triple axle trailer required to haul that beast.
