1 gigabyte of memory then and now

SteamWake · 08-06-09, 02:33 PM

A photo illustration of 1 gig of memory circa 1980 and current times.

Hard to believe.

Task Force · 08-06-09, 02:36 PM

Holy crap. its as big/bigger as/than a dinner plate...

Morts · 08-06-09, 03:08 PM

the memorycard that is representing now is rather big, ive got an 8 gigabyte memorycard that is slightly less than half of it

Onkel Neal · 08-06-09, 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Morts

the memorycard that is representing now is rather big, ive got an 8 gigabyte memorycard that is slightly less than half of it

Won't be long before memory will be a virtual entity.

Letum · 08-06-09, 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Neal Stevens

Won't be long before memory will be a virtual entity.

Isn't it already?

You can pick up storage devices, but you can't pick up the memory/information stored inside.

Onkel Neal · 08-06-09, 08:20 PM

Hmmm... that's right.

SteamWake · 08-06-09, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Task Force

Holy crap. its as big/bigger as/than a dinner plate...

LOL at first glance I thought it was a flywheel out of a volkswagon :rotfl:

stabiz · 08-06-09, 05:57 PM

But how much cooler is that old memory? I want four of those bad boys hanging from the side of my case, hissing and steaming with a faint radioactive glow. Oh, and the voice from Command & Conquer telling me how much RAM I am using.

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stabiz Silent Hunter Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Norway Posts: 4,224 Downloads: 14 Uploads: 0	But how much cooler is that old memory? I want four of those bad boys hanging from the side of my case, hissing and steaming with a faint radioactive glow. Oh, and the voice from Command & Conquer telling me how much RAM I am using. __________________

08-06-09, 03:08 PM	#3
Morts Admiral Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Denmark Posts: 2,395 Downloads: 23 Uploads: 0	the memorycard that is representing now is rather big, ive got an 8 gigabyte memorycard that is slightly less than half of it