First post, by Kahenraz
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- l33t
Let's start a thread where we share anecdotes of our experiences in computing history where we felt that the future of technology had arrived.
I'll start with two examples that continue to resonate with me. They are both wholly obsolete but I still can't shake how grand they appear in my mind. Even though technology has moved on, the thoughts still remain.
* Iomega Jaz Drive
Removable 1GB disks, each with more space than I'll ever need. Did I mention that they're removable?
I no longer have any Jaz drives but I do keep a collection of 1GB MMC cards. They're each equivalent in capacity to an entire Jaz disk but are entirely solid state and smaller than a quarter. I'll never use them for anything now, but my mind is still blown every time I look at one.
* Nvidia GeForce 6800 GT
I can run everything at max settings and I'll never have to upgrade my video card again. It already supports pixel shaders 3.0, so there aren't any new features I'll need to worry about in the future. It's a single slot card (why would anyone want a dual slot graphics card anyways) and is AGP, because who cares about PCIe. AGP is plenty fast enough.