Since we were perfectly capable of creating working graphical, internet connected software with a few megabytes of RAM in the 90'd I sometimes wonder if the ava

Since we were perfectly capable of creating working graphical, internet connected software with a few megabytes of RAM in the 90'd I sometimes wonder if the availability of gigabytes of memory isn't the problem instead of progress. Seems like programmers will use it all and are driving the upgrade threadmill which causes working hardware to be discarded.