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Just for a fun comparison. The original NeXT computer: 25MHz Motorola 68030 plus copro, 8MB RAM, 256MB storage, 300W power usage, $15k in 2021 dollars, weighed
by petercooper 4y ago
Just for a fun comparison.
The original NeXT computer: 25MHz Motorola 68030 plus copro, 8MB RAM, 256MB storage, 300W power usage, $15k in 2021 dollars, weighed a lot
The Apple Watch Series 7: 1800MHz t8301 CPU (but scales up and down), 1GB RAM, 32GB storage, 50-100 mW (I think?), $399, weighs 35g or so
What a difference 33 years makes!
- klelatti 4y agoThe watch has similar specs to the first MacBook Pro from 2006!
- anthk 4y agoThe watch is more powerful than the netbook I'm typing on right now.
- klelatti 4y agoI sometimes think we have an 'embarrassment of riches' today - more computing power than we know what to do with!
- jaywalk 4y agoNo, we know exactly what to do with it: run a bunch of Electron apps to use it all up.
- whatch 4y agoIt's always Electron apps come up when someone mentions that we have too many resources :)
- neurostimulant 4y agoIf companies can produce software in half the time by doubling the CPU, RAM and disk usage, they will do it if they can get away with it.