https://dfarq.homeip.net/15-years-ago-at-the-home-of-the-blue-shirts/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=15-years-ago-at-the-home-of-the-blue-shirts David L. Farquhar on technology old and new, computer security, and more Sat, 24 Sep 2011 04:02:25 +0000 hourly 1 https://dfarq.homeip.net/15-years-ago-at-the-home-of-the-blue-shirts/#comment-7463 Sat, 24 Sep 2011 04:02:25 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=4228#comment-7463 When I cleaned out my stack of PC Magazines, I kept the first issue of every year. It gives me a baseline for how much things have changed over time. And change they have.

]]> https://dfarq.homeip.net/15-years-ago-at-the-home-of-the-blue-shirts/#comment-7452 Wed, 21 Sep 2011 15:36:26 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=4228#comment-7452 Heh, I sold IBM PC XT clones back in 1985. $2500 for a box with 604kB and another $2000 for an optional 20MB HD. Most people refused the HD because it would take them decades to fill up that much space. Heady times!

]]> https://dfarq.homeip.net/15-years-ago-at-the-home-of-the-blue-shirts/#comment-7450 Wed, 21 Sep 2011 11:22:01 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=4228#comment-7450 For some reason I expected a story about the Royals… ;-D

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