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I had a IBM PS/2 286 with, IIRC, 4MB RAM, 30MB HD and one 3.5" floppy disk, bought 2nd hand in 1992 where I played Monkey Island 2 and several other games. So,
by darkwater 5y ago
I had a IBM PS/2 286 with, IIRC, 4MB RAM, 30MB HD and one 3.5" floppy disk, bought 2nd hand in 1992 where I played Monkey Island 2 and several other games. So, maybe it was ancient but newer PCs were so expensive back in the day that there were people still happily using it.
- simmons 5y agoYes. My first x86 computer was a 25MHz 386 bought in 1991. Even though 486's were available, it was still the envy of the kids at school. (For a very short time.) I remember seeing some 486 systems advertised for $4-5k, which in 1991 dollars was out of reach of most people. So I can completely believe a 286 would have been a fine laptop in 1989. It wasn't like today, where if you're going to buy a new computer, you might as well always get the latest and greatest.