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200MB for a desktop sounds massive to some of us :D Back in the day I used to have a desktop running, with applications, in just 512KB. Getting that memory up
by scrapheap 8mo ago
200MB for a desktop sounds massive to some of us :D
Back in the day I used to have a desktop running, with applications, in just 512KB. Getting that memory upgrade to a full 1MB was amazing.
- kiwijamo 8mo agoI used to run Acorn's RISC OS in just 2MB of RAM.
- lproven 8mo agoI ran it in 1MB. :-) And it was fast and responsive, too. Soon afterwards I bought a Psion 3 which ran a multitasking GUI OS on an 8086 in 256 kB of RAM. That space was shared with file storage in a RAMdisc. https://phonedb.net/index.php?m=device&id=826&c=psion_series_3&d=detailed_specs https://phonedb.net/index.php?m=device&id=826&c=psion_series... It was perfectly viable to have multiple apps open and flip between them. It ran for weeks on a pair of AA batteries.
- _joel 8mo agoYup, fond memories of my Amiga 500+ (full meg, woo!)
- pjmlp 8mo agoAnd for many scenarios people use their computers for, it would still be enough today.
- TheAmazingRace 8mo agoOr the Atari ST! I have one at home with 1 MB of RAM in it and it still flies. Boots up in less than a few seconds, which is faster than any of my modern PCs.
- snvzz 8mo agoOf chip RAM, too!