From: Sarah Marr (sarah.marr@dial.pipex.com)
Date: Tue Jul 22 1997 - 03:39:52 MDT
Hi Rudi. Welcome to the list.
At 03:02 22/07/97 -0400, Rudi Hoffman wrote:
>...
>I just wanted to post a brag about my new Compaq Presario 4814...
>...
>Anyway, it is a screamer! 233 MMX, a 100 meg Zip drive, 24 speed CD rom, 32
>MB SyncDram (How is this different than regular RAM, I wonder?), a 56K modem,
>and an astonishing 6.5 GIG hard drive. And a 17 inch moniter with seamlessly
>integrated speakers!
>...
I always think the best things about computer specifications are that they
give one a chance to have a good laugh at the primitiviness of technology
when reread in x years time. (Where x increasing tends to zero.)
As for Negroponti: didn't you find his book a little lacking in enthusiasm
or inventiveness? Perhaps it's just because of the audience at which it is
aimed.
Sarah
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