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>>I'm always amazed at some of the things people managed to do "way back when" Its insane. The first time I saw the mother of all demos[0] (also from around th
by ian0 7y ago
>>I'm always amazed at some of the things people managed to do "way back when"
Its insane. The first time I saw the mother of all demos[0] (also from around that time) I couldn't help but think "How the hell have we only come this after 50 years".
[0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJDv-zdhzMY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJDv-zdhzMY
- jacquesm 7y agoIn some ways it is a step back. The mother of all demos is pure function, zero form. If all those cycles going to form would go to function there would be an amazing jump forward in speed. Try a really old version of windows on modern hardware for an idea of what I'm getting at.