RAM prices

[johne]

Guys,

This is getting like a Hovis advert...............

I remember PDP11s with their purple boot setting tab switches and being taken into my father's factory as a youngster to see one of the first Holrith punched card machines in the UK............

Somewhere around here there's 1 inch magnetic tape that could record at 1 MB/s, floppies etc. andso it goes on

John

[S2central.net]

8 inch disk drive - yes I remember them... but I also remember the paper tape used on VAX/VMS in its heyday.

@madpugger - this old G4 is just a tad too slow to run leopard, but I went crazy on eBay last night and bought a 1.25GHz G4 dome Mac for the grand sum of £160 so that will be a nicer/faster machine for general use and the kids can get this one to play on. Totally agree that a minimac in the car could be cool if executed nicely on a decent screen. Doubt I'll ever be that motivated or organised to do it myself, but would like to see it done. Could be nice for the road warrior with a broadband/mobile account that can use WiFi hotspots - or a Bluetooth modem into a 3G handset when rolling. Nerd city !

[mark_s2]

Who remembers 8 inch floppy disks? - me! - I still have a whole heap of them that I occasionally use in my CMI fairlight.