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LeoRavus 09/23/23 4:58:12 AM #1:	https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/4/8/3/AABulwAAE3Zb.jpg Seriously tho, what did they have in that huge box, a bunch of hamster wheels? ProFile was a good name. You'd have to be some type of pro to afford it in the 80s --- This is where cool people write stuff. <cite>LeoRavus posted [p:976252455] in Apple's fi... [t:80574764]...</cite> <quote>https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/4/8/3/AABulwAAE3Zb.jpg Seriously tho, what did they have in that huge box, a bunch of hamster wheels?ProFile was a good name. You'd have to be some type of pro to afford it in the 80s </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DrizztLink 09/23/23 5:00:15 AM #2:	they hard drive a hard bargain --- He/Him http://guidesmedia.ign.com/guides/9846/images/slowpoke.gif https://i.imgur.com/M8h2ATe.png https://i.imgur.com/6ezFwG1.png <cite>DrizztLink posted [p:976252469] in Apple's fi... [t:80574764]...</cite> <quote>they hard drive a hard bargain </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LeoRavus 09/23/23 5:01:43 AM #3:	Imagine having a 5MB HDD the size of a PS5 that costs as much as a car lol the 80s --- This is where cool people write stuff. <cite>LeoRavus posted [p:976252480] in Apple's fi... [t:80574764]...</cite> <quote>Imagine having a 5MB HDD the size of a PS5 that costs as much as a carlol the 80s </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Kloe_Rinz 09/23/23 5:12:54 AM #4:	look at the bezels on that fishbowl <cite>Kloe_Rinz posted [p:976252531] in Apple's fi... [t:80574764]...</cite> <quote>look at the bezels on that fishbowl </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
GranTurismo 09/23/23 5:13:30 AM #5:	LeoRavus posted... Imagine having a 5MB HDD the size of a PS5 that costs as much as a car lol the 80s What exact yr did it come out in the 80s? They were the first to make them? <cite>GranTurismo posted [p:976252536] in Apple's fi... [t:80574764]...</cite> <quote>LeoRavus posted... </cite><quote>Imagine having a 5MB HDD the size of a PS5 that costs as much as a carlol the 80s</quote>What exact yr did it come out in the 80s? They were the first to make them?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
GranTurismo 09/23/23 8:34:24 AM #6:	GranTurismo posted... What exact yr did it come out in the 80s? They were the first to make them? <cite>GranTurismo posted [p:976253940] in Apple's fi... [t:80574764]...</cite> <quote>GranTurismo posted... </cite><quote>What exact yr did it come out in the 80s? They were the first to make them?</quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
divot1338 09/23/23 8:56:08 AM #7:	We had a sales guy from Apple trying to tell us that They were the largest seller of storage devices in the world (this was 20 years ago when I was still in IT consulting). Too bad they could only sell that storage one 20 GB ipod at a time. --- Moustache twirling villian https://i.imgur.com/U3lt3H4.jpg- Kerbey <cite>divot1338 posted [p:976254190] in Apple's fi... [t:80574764]...</cite> <quote>We had a sales guy from Apple trying to tell us that They were the largest seller of storage devices in the world (this was 20 years ago when I was still in IT consulting).Too bad they could only sell that storage one 20 GB ipod at a time. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zikten 09/23/23 9:06:38 AM #8:	in the 70s they had computers that filled up an entire room and you fed it data cards. My dad had to take a college class on how to use them, and then that kind of computer was obsolete just a few years later. He was so mad <cite>Zikten posted [p:976254289] in Apple's fi... [t:80574764]...</cite> <quote>in the 70s they had computers that filled up an entire room and you fed it data cards. My dad had to take a college class on how to use them, and then that kind of computer was obsolete just a few years later. He was so mad </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
GranTurismo 09/23/23 9:08:38 AM #9:	Zikten posted... in the 70s they had computers that filled up an entire room and you fed it data cards. My dad had to take a college class on how to use them, and then that kind of computer was obsolete just a few years later. He was so mad Don't copy that floppy. Those huge black rectangular discs that came out even before those diskettes <cite>GranTurismo posted [p:976254314] in Apple's fi... [t:80574764]...</cite> <quote>Zikten posted... </cite><quote>in the 70s they had computers that filled up an entire room and you fed it data cards. My dad had to take a college class on how to use them, and then that kind of computer was obsolete just a few years later. He was so mad</quote>Don't copy that floppy. Those huge black rectangular discs that came out even before those diskettes</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zikten 09/23/23 9:09:40 AM #10:	GranTurismo posted... Don't copy that floppy. Those huge black rectangular discs that came out even before those diskettes It was even pre that. I think this is what my dad used in collegehttps://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/5/8/7/AABd5gAAE3bD.jpg <cite>Zikten posted [p:976254331] in Apple's fi... [t:80574764]...</cite> <quote>GranTurismo posted... </cite><quote>Don't copy that floppy. Those huge black rectangular discs that came out even before those diskettes</quote>It was even pre that. I think this is what my dad used in collegehttps://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/5/8/7/AABd5gAAE3bD.jpg </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
GranTurismo 09/23/23 9:14:46 AM #11:	Zikten posted... It was even pre that. I think this is what my dad used in collegehttps://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/5/8/7/AABd5gAAE3bD.jpg wow, around what year were those things? <cite>GranTurismo posted [p:976254379] in Apple's fi... [t:80574764]...</cite> <quote>Zikten posted... </cite><quote>It was even pre that. I think this is what my dad used in collegehttps://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/5/8/7/AABd5gAAE3bD.jpg</quote>wow, around what year were those things?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DarthDemented 09/23/23 9:15:38 AM #12:	$1,000 per megabyte? Sounds about right for apple. --- Paula Wood. My love, my life. 1980-2021 https://store.steampowered.com/wishlist/profiles/76561198210788964/#sort=order <cite>DarthDemented posted [p:976254394] in Apple's fi... [t:80574764]...</cite> <quote>$1,000 per megabyte? Sounds about right for apple. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zikten 09/23/23 9:18:37 AM #13:	GranTurismo posted... wow, around what year were those things? Probably late 60s to mid 70s <cite>Zikten posted [p:976254435] in Apple's fi... [t:80574764]...</cite> <quote>GranTurismo posted... </cite><quote>wow, around what year were those things?</quote>Probably late 60s to mid 70s </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Ricemills 09/23/23 9:19:14 AM #14:	GranTurismo posted... wow, around what year were those things? Bruh Zikten posted... in the 70s they had computers that filled up an entire room and you fed it data cards. --- You have the right to remain silent. Anything you posted will be misquoted, then be used against you. http://error1355.com/ce/Ricemills.html <cite>Ricemills posted [p:976254442] in Apple's fi... [t:80574764]...</cite> <quote>GranTurismo posted... </cite><quote>wow, around what year were those things?</quote>BruhZikten posted... </cite><quote>in the 70s they had computers that filled up an entire room and you fed it data cards. </quote> </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Cheater87 09/23/23 9:21:08 AM #15:	Even back then the Apple tax existed. --- Just call me Discount Dan. <cite>Cheater87 posted [p:976254471] in Apple's fi... [t:80574764]...</cite> <quote>Even back then the Apple tax existed. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
tankboy 09/23/23 9:48:17 AM #16:	Keep in mind that the depicted computer (Apple Lisa) cost about $30k in today's money. <cite>tankboy posted [p:976254822] in Apple's fi... [t:80574764]...</cite> <quote>Keep in mind that the depicted computer (Apple Lisa) cost about $30k in today's money. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
tankboy 09/23/23 9:48:55 AM #17:	Zikten posted... Probably late 60s to mid 70s Early to mid 80s. <cite>tankboy posted [p:976254830] in Apple's fi... [t:80574764]...</cite> <quote>Zikten posted... </cite><quote>Probably late 60s to mid 70s</quote>Early to mid 80s.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
radical_rhino 09/23/23 9:52:01 AM #18:	Imagine the advantage youd have over your industry competitors though if you were the only one with 5 MB storage. --- .____ [____]===0 . . . . Ye olde beating stick. <cite>radical_rhino posted [p:976254863] in Apple's fi... [t:80574764]...</cite> <quote>Imagine the advantage youd have over your industry competitors though if you were the only one with 5 MB storage. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
vycebrand2 09/23/23 9:57:24 AM #19:	Zikten posted... Probably late 60s to mid 70s There is a spy movie with them with Michael Caine. The computer is supposed to be a predictive supercomputer for actions a enemy country might take. It also recommends what agents to send. I saw it and one of the characters was sliding those cards in --- I was born when she kissed me. I died when she left me. I lived a few weeks while she loved me- <cite>vycebrand2 posted [p:976254922] in Apple's fi... [t:80574764]...</cite> <quote>Zikten posted... </cite><quote>Probably late 60s to mid 70s</quote>There is a spy movie with them with Michael Caine. The computer is supposed to be a predictive supercomputer for actions a enemy country might take. It also recommends what agents to send. I saw it and one of the characters was sliding those cards in </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
scar_the_1 09/23/23 10:02:54 AM #20:	tankboy posted... Early to mid 80s. I'd be pretty surprised if punch cards saw side usage into the '80s, but I suppose it's not entirely unthinkable --- Stop being so aggressively argumentative for no reason. - UnfairRepresent <cite>scar_the_1 posted [p:976254976] in Apple's fi... [t:80574764]...</cite> <quote>tankboy posted... </cite><quote>Early to mid 80s.</quote>I'd be pretty surprised if punch cards saw side usage into the '80s, but I suppose it's not entirely unthinkable </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
divot1338 09/23/23 10:13:25 AM #21:	scar_the_1 posted... I'd be pretty surprised if punch cards saw side usage into the '80s, but I suppose it's not entirely unthinkable They were not. --- Moustache twirling villian https://i.imgur.com/U3lt3H4.jpg- Kerbey <cite>divot1338 posted [p:976255085] in Apple's fi... [t:80574764]...</cite> <quote>scar_the_1 posted... </cite><quote>I'd be pretty surprised if punch cards saw side usage into the '80s, but I suppose it's not entirely unthinkable</quote>They were not. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Bass 09/23/23 10:23:09 AM #22:	Zikten posted... in the 70s they had computers that filled up an entire room and you fed it data cards. My dad had to take a college class on how to use them, and then that kind of computer was obsolete just a few years later. He was so mad Yeah, my dad used those in school too. I believe he was in college in the '80s. --- Many Bothans died to bring you this post. <cite>Bass posted [p:976255200] in Apple's fi... [t:80574764]...</cite> <quote>Zikten posted... </cite><quote>in the 70s they had computers that filled up an entire room and you fed it data cards. My dad had to take a college class on how to use them, and then that kind of computer was obsolete just a few years later. He was so mad</quote>Yeah, my dad used those in school too. I believe he was in college in the '80s. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
tankboy 09/23/23 10:25:48 AM #23:	scar_the_1 posted... I'd be pretty surprised if punch cards saw side usage into the '80s, but I suppose it's not entirely unthinkable I was referring to the Apple Lisa (and its hard drive) not punch cards! <cite>tankboy posted [p:976255226] in Apple's fi... [t:80574764]...</cite> <quote>scar_the_1 posted... </cite><quote>I'd be pretty surprised if punch cards saw side usage into the '80s, but I suppose it's not entirely unthinkable</quote>I was referring to the Apple Lisa (and its hard drive) not punch cards! </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
divot1338 09/23/23 10:27:47 AM #24:	Also computers that used punch cards didnt have storage. Everything was on the cards. --- Moustache twirling villian https://i.imgur.com/U3lt3H4.jpg- Kerbey <cite>divot1338 posted [p:976255249] in Apple's fi... [t:80574764]...</cite> <quote>Also computers that used punch cards didnt have storage. Everything was on the cards. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SayHeyyShohei 09/23/23 10:35:04 AM #25:	Zikten posted... It was even pre that. I think this is what my dad used in collegehttps://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/5/8/7/AABd5gAAE3bD.jpg literally just a scantron --- Welcome to the Twilight Zone <cite>SayHeyyShohei posted [p:976255329] in Apple's fi... [t:80574764]...</cite> <quote>Zikten posted... </cite><quote>It was even pre that. I think this is what my dad used in collegehttps://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/5/8/7/AABd5gAAE3bD.jpg</quote>literally just a scantron </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
tankboy 09/23/23 4:55:56 PM #26:	divot1338 posted... Also computers that used punch cards didnt have storage. Everything was on the cards. Although punch cards could be used for (read-only) storage, and even output, they were most commonly used for input (one line of text per card). The same computer that took punch cards might also have magnetic tape or even (washing-machine sized) hard disks for secondary storage. But the main thing is that back then, secondary storage was not used as frivolously as it is now. <cite>tankboy posted [p:976261828] in Apple's fi... [t:80574764]...</cite> <quote>divot1338 posted... </cite><quote>Also computers that used punch cards didnt have storage. Everything was on the cards.</quote>Although punch cards could be used for (read-only) storage, and even output, they were most commonly used for input (one line of text per card). The same computer that took punch cards might also have magnetic tape or even (washing-machine sized) hard disks for secondary storage. But the main thing is that back then, secondary storage was not used as frivolously as it is now.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Ratchetrockon 09/23/23 4:57:03 PM #27:	computers must've sucked back then --- I'm a Taurus. Currently playing: Baldurs Gate 3, Carol Reed Mysteries series, DMC 3:SE (Modded), & Spyro 3.5: Return to the Forgotten Realms He/Him <cite>Ratchetrockon posted [p:976261850] in Apple's fi... [t:80574764]...</cite> <quote>computers must've sucked back then </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
GranTurismo 09/23/23 5:03:12 PM #28:	Ratchetrockon posted... computers must've sucked back then Yeah the guys that came up with that stuff don't get enough credit. Frequently overlooked also. There were great advancements in this field. With the punch cards and the floppy discs...etc.... These guys should be famous. But, why aren't they , though? <cite>GranTurismo posted [p:976261965] in Apple's fi... [t:80574764]...</cite> <quote>Ratchetrockon posted... </cite><quote>computers must've sucked back then</quote>Yeah the guys that came up with that stuff don't get enough credit. Frequently overlooked also. There were great advancements in this field. With the punch cards and the floppy discs...etc.... These guys should be famous. But, why aren't they , though?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Ratchetrockon 09/23/23 5:05:02 PM #29:	GranTurismo posted... Yeah the guys that came up with that stuff don't get enough credit. Frequently overlooked also. There were great advancements in this field. With the punch cards and the floppy discs...etc.... These guys should be famous. But, why aren't they , though? damn it's because of people like me who don't care i just realize this --- I'm a Taurus. Currently playing: Baldurs Gate 3, Carol Reed Mysteries series, DMC 3:SE (Modded), & Spyro 3.5: Return to the Forgotten Realms He/Him <cite>Ratchetrockon posted [p:976261999] in Apple's fi... [t:80574764]...</cite> <quote>GranTurismo posted... </cite><quote>Yeah the guys that came up with that stuff don't get enough credit. Frequently overlooked also. There were great advancements in this field. With the punch cards and the floppy discs...etc.... These guys should be famous. But, why aren't they , though?</quote>damn it's because of people like me who don't care i just realize this </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Inohira 09/23/23 5:12:01 PM #30:	LeoRavus posted... Imagine having a 5MB HDD the size of a PS5 that costs as much as a car lol the 80s To be fair there was no software making that storage amount an issue. It's like how a 64 GB Switch can store quite a few mainstream games but a 64 GB PS5 would be a useless brick outside of indie titles. --- 1 line break(s), 121 characters allowed <cite>Inohira posted [p:976262153] in Apple's fi... [t:80574764]...</cite> <quote>LeoRavus posted...</cite><quote>Imagine having a 5MB HDD the size of a PS5 that costs as much as a carlol the 80s</quote>To be fair there was no software making that storage amount an issue.It's like how a 64 GB Switch can store quite a few mainstream games but a 64 GB PS5 would be a useless brick outside of indie titles. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
GranTurismo 09/23/23 5:16:55 PM #31:	Ratchetrockon posted... damn it's because of people like me who don't care i just realize this Why don't you care though? <cite>GranTurismo posted [p:976262260] in Apple's fi... [t:80574764]...</cite> <quote>Ratchetrockon posted... </cite><quote>damn it's because of people like me who don't care i just realize this</quote>Why don't you care though?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Ratchetrockon 09/23/23 5:17:47 PM #32:	GranTurismo posted... Why don't you care though? i have to think about this for a few days idk atm --- I'm a Taurus. Currently playing: Baldurs Gate 3, Carol Reed Mysteries series, DMC 3:SE (Modded), & Spyro 3.5: Return to the Forgotten Realms He/Him <cite>Ratchetrockon posted [p:976262277] in Apple's fi... [t:80574764]...</cite> <quote>GranTurismo posted... </cite><quote>Why don't you care though?</quote>i have to think about this for a few days idk atm </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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