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But then there's the size... The novelty is the size of these devices. I also run Word and Excel on a 386 at 40 Mhz but it was a full tower not a credit card s

by cfn 14y ago

But then there's the size... The novelty is the size of these devices. I also run Word and Excel on a 386 at 40 Mhz but it was a full tower not a credit card sized box.

voodoochilo 14y ago
yes, 20 years ago nobody could've dreamed about that.
gcb 14y ago
Agree. But we should then be saying "omg 1.5ghz full system in that form factor!" Not that such high spec system can run a sub average set of software intended for old 486 Btw, the pizza boxes were considered incredible small back in early 90s :) The sgi Indy even had a "portable" version with attached lcd screen.
- cfn 14y ago
  Yes the Indy was a very cool machine. There was also another one that was a cube... cannot remember what it was.