Today I decided to take the plunge and give my turgid old wallet a good airing by investing in a brand new PC. Things have certainly changed spec-wise since those halcyon days of Windows 98SE. It was back then when I managed to get a few pence change from a grand for a basic system consisting of:1 x monitor
1 x keyboard
1 x mouse
1 x base unit (13 GB hard-drive, 128 MB of RAM, DVD ROM drive with no CD burning facilities, basic graphics and soundcard) and
1 x pair of shitty little speakers.
I then went on to upgrade this system with more RAM, 2 x CD burners and a decent soundcard. I also purchased the usual peripherals such as a printer, scanner and a memory card reader.
Meanwhile, back in the present, I explained to the shop assistant that I did not require a monitor, printer and scanner, it only took him 15 minutes to finally take the hint that all I was really after was a base unit.
Blimey - these new graphics cards are pretty quick compared to my ante-deluvian excuse for a circuit board that I used to have (the one which slowed internet access right down to the point of tears - it was so much worse than having dial-up). The new 320 GB hard-drive seems fast and quiet which is a relief from that old 13 GB dinosaur that groaned painfully every time I hit the enter button. It finally died it's miserable death a few days ago when it refused point blank to even boot up. 2 GB of RAM should help me edit video footage ready for the MySpace generation to "enjoy" - not that I've even recorded any footage. Yet.
So, it is with fond memories that I bid the old system farewell and good riddance. After all, I used it to record an album's worth of music, a few podcasts and it managed to cope with my graphic design requirements...but only just. Aside from being forced to switch to the new version of Blogger, I now have more electrical junk on my hands.
Does anyone need any spare parts?
