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Younger generations have absolutely no idea how much noise a computer of that era made, even if it didn't have a 10,000 RPM drive. And most people accepted it.
by louwrentius 5y ago
Younger generations have absolutely no idea how much noise a computer of that era made, even if it didn't have a 10,000 RPM drive. And most people accepted it.
- jaynetics 5y agoThinking back it seems as if the user's needs were much less central back then, and as if each component was trying to win the contest for your attention. CD-ROM: wrrroooooo HDD: sssrrrrrrrr clankclankclank ssssrrrr PC-Speaker when pressing too many keys: MEEEEP Modem: booooob, boop beep boop beep boop boop bli blu bri bru brrriiiiii BWANG BWANG BWANG KCHHHHHHHHH
- alphabettsy 5y agoYea. They sounded much more like machinery than the mostly solid state wonders we have today.
- MrYellowP 5y agoI loved when my 386, with two harddrives, turned on. It sounded like a turbine was ramping up! :D