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Please "talk up" if your comprehension white-shifts. I will use simple-happy language-words to help you understand.
Mazra wrote:
Punch cards must be the birth of computers (brings back memories of Moonbase Alpha, not that I was alive when it aired, but I've watched it since). When I think of early days computers, I'm thinking single core CPU's and MHz.
It's crazy how fast this industry has evolved. My first PC was an Intel Pentium 133. The number refers to the processing speed: 133 MHz. Now I'm running 3,800 MHz on four cores. I'm also downloading a game from some server on the other side of the planet with a speed equivalent to one Worms: Armageddon game every other second. And that's slow by today's standards.
Man, I can't wait to see what happens in the future. Assuming we don't blow each other up first.
It's crazy how fast this industry has evolved. My first PC was an Intel Pentium 133. The number refers to the processing speed: 133 MHz. Now I'm running 3,800 MHz on four cores. I'm also downloading a game from some server on the other side of the planet with a speed equivalent to one Worms: Armageddon game every other second. And that's slow by today's standards.
Man, I can't wait to see what happens in the future. Assuming we don't blow each other up first.
I remember buying 4 megabytes of memory because the 4MB I had wasn't enough to host LAN games of Hexen without dropping to less than 1 FPS in places. That's 4x1MB memory sticks. $20 each.
So, in a little over 15 years - during the lifespan of networked gaming - memory prices have fallen by approximately a factor of 1000.
My first PC was a 2K Sinclair with an external 2K expander and cassette tape for storage. And now I run a desktop box with six-core AMD, 16 G and a 1.5 TB drive, - and at a year and a half, I'm beginning to wonder if its getting obsolete. For all that power, a couple of times a week playing WoW, the box simply freezes and has to be manually rebooted. Nobody seems to be able to come up with a good reason, although I suspect some sort of graphic overload.
Commodore VIC-20. Games on tape were win; except my parents wouldn't let me turn the tape over myself. I had to call one of them to do it. 
Also, something about a study on how MMOs help you process information and make a decision in a more timely manner.
Also, something about a study on how MMOs help you process information and make a decision in a more timely manner.
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