Ask Slashdot: How Powerful is Your Computer?
Posted by
Cliff
on Thu Feb 18, 1999 01:30 PM
from the comparing-the-boxen-over-the-ages dept.
from the comparing-the-boxen-over-the-ages dept.
Kurt submitted this interesting question:
"All of us have, at one time or another,
played the 'I remember when' game. For me
it was 'I remember when the first accoustic
coupler modems came out for the Apple II'.
My dad remembers when programming
meant soldering wires. I found myself recently
sitting in front of my K6-233 wondering
things like: 'At what time was the entire
world's computing power equal to my 233?'
and 'How soon will I be able to buy a machine
more powerful than the world's computing power
when I was born?' What I would like to see is
a graph of the entire worlds (desktop-mainframe)
computing power (machines times MIPS
[or other power rating]) - preferably with some
"giants of the day" plotted as a reference.
Does anyone know of such a thing? I'm just looking
for ballpark numbers, here."
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- Hehe by Trep (Score:1) Friday February 19 1999, @08:54AM
- Early computers by Trepidity (Score:1) Thursday February 18 1999, @02:57PM
- Not gonna happen by gavinhall (Score:1) Thursday February 18 1999, @04:06PM
- Check out the new Ray Kurzweil book by gavinhall (Score:1) Friday February 19 1999, @08:51AM
- MAC vs PC: processor arm-wrestling by toby (Score:1) Thursday February 18 1999, @07:30PM
- True Motivation of Home Machines! (LSL 1 was CGA) by Erik Hollensbe (Score:1) Thursday February 18 1999, @07:56PM
- Log live TRS-80!!!! (Young Pup) by Dave Fiddes (Score:1) Friday February 19 1999, @08:07AM
- Power, more power by jonr (Score:1) Friday February 19 1999, @12:44AM
- Computer History 101 by Zardoz (Score:1) Friday February 19 1999, @08:03AM
- Computer History 101 by Zardoz (Score:1) Friday February 19 1999, @08:17AM
- Computer History 101 by Zardoz (Score:1) Friday February 19 1999, @08:17AM
- M$ 4ever by sql*kitten (Score:1) Friday February 19 1999, @01:52AM
- mind is not algorithmic by sql*kitten (Score:1) Friday February 19 1999, @03:01AM
- Power to serve by Nethead (Score:1) Thursday February 18 1999, @08:00PM
- More basic Q - Travelling Salesman? by dylan_- (Score:1) Friday February 19 1999, @12:31AM
- NOTHING was slower them my old computer... by dylan_- (Score:1) Friday February 19 1999, @12:56AM
- NOTHING was slower them my old computer... by dylan_- (Score:1) Friday February 19 1999, @04:27AM
- I agree by Daniel (Score:1) Thursday February 18 1999, @07:11PM
- Don't bother with the overclock. by RobotSlave (Score:1) Thursday February 18 1999, @01:59PM
- Not gonna happen... by Rational (Score:1) Thursday February 18 1999, @03:47PM
- an 8088 palm top? - how could it be palm sized.. by MTO (Score:1) Thursday February 18 1999, @07:31PM
- Win95 = Amiga90 by mmontour (Score:1) Thursday February 18 1999, @03:02PM
- Oh, please... by Millennium (Score:1) Thursday February 18 1999, @03:53PM
- Mixed metaphors. by FiReStOrM (Score:1) Thursday February 18 1999, @03:15PM
- Power, more power by pridkett (Score:1) Thursday February 18 1999, @02:06PM
- Heres something I found by BigD42 (Score:1) Thursday February 18 1999, @06:47PM
- I bought an Alpha 533 this morning. by Squeeze Truck (Score:1) Thursday February 18 1999, @05:06PM
- Where? by Squeeze Truck (Score:1) Friday February 19 1999, @05:01AM
- Apple ][ Manuals by bjb (Score:1) Friday February 19 1999, @04:54AM
- Computer manuals have gone WAY downhill... by Spirilis (Score:1) Thursday February 18 1999, @04:17PM
- Too much time on our hands.. by Juliet (Score:1) Thursday February 18 1999, @01:38PM
- oh duh!@#! It's all about the anon. insults! by Juliet (Score:1) Friday February 19 1999, @11:09AM
- HP calculators by Erik (Score:1) Thursday February 18 1999, @07:58PM
- Historical Power by thulldud (Score:1) Friday February 19 1999, @09:31AM
- Computer manuals have gone WAY downhill... by Kythe (Score:1) Friday February 19 1999, @09:10AM
- M$ 4ever by Darchmare (Score:1) Thursday February 18 1999, @11:46PM
- Idiot! MS has _never_ invented anything by Cmdr_Sozo (Score:1) Friday February 19 1999, @09:57AM
- Great Leap? by unitron (Score:1) Thursday February 18 1999, @04:15PM
- Answer before question? by Rob Kaper (Score:1) Thursday February 18 1999, @02:52PM
- Webservers by donfede (Score:1) Thursday February 18 1999, @03:39PM
- Old != impotent by soup (Score:1) Friday February 19 1999, @10:34AM
- I agree -- NOT! by zDooder (Score:1) Thursday February 18 1999, @03:00PM
- Just a guess by craw (Score:1) Thursday February 18 1999, @02:58PM
- hp computers by Doctor_D (Score:1) Friday February 19 1999, @04:59AM
- And then what? by tilly (Score:1) Thursday February 18 1999, @04:25PM
- M$ 4ever by foofboy (Score:1) Thursday February 18 1999, @02:31PM
- Do it yourself... by matguy (Score:1) Thursday February 18 1999, @10:24PM
- Some Perspective... by chasbo (Score:1) Thursday February 18 1999, @03:19PM
- Oh, please... by Lando (Score:1) Thursday February 18 1999, @10:24PM
- dreaming of the future by magister (Score:1) Thursday February 18 1999, @02:17PM
- A better question would be by PD (Score:1) Thursday February 18 1999, @01:59PM
- More basic Q by PD (Score:1) Thursday February 18 1999, @03:57PM
- Cray 1 by PD (Score:1) Thursday February 18 1999, @07:32PM
- True Motivation of Home Machines! by prijks (Score:1) Friday February 19 1999, @08:19AM
- M$ 4ever by sinan (Score:1) Thursday February 18 1999, @04:46PM
- M$ 4ever by Mike Buddha (Score:1) Thursday February 18 1999, @02:06PM
- People posting against MS are idiots by FigWig (Score:1) Thursday February 18 1999, @06:21PM
- Fishin' with flame bait on /. by Conor6 (Score:1) Thursday February 18 1999, @05:40PM
- NOTHING was slower them my old computer... by HomerJ (Score:1) Thursday February 18 1999, @07:27PM
- Cray performance by Detritus (Score:1) Thursday February 18 1999, @07:34PM
- Webservers by Hanno (Score:1) Thursday February 18 1999, @02:04PM
- Performance vs Usefulness by mikeraz (Score:1) Thursday February 18 1999, @01:58PM
- M$ 4Never by Zanthor (Score:1) Thursday February 18 1999, @02:25PM
- M$ 4ever by goochieboy (Score:1) Sunday March 07 1999, @07:43AM
- M$ 4ever by Mr.P (Score:1) Thursday February 18 1999, @03:33PM
- I got news for all of you by Weasel Boy (Score:1) Friday February 19 1999, @09:28AM
- You got news for me by Weasel Boy (Score:1) Friday February 19 1999, @02:02PM
- I got news for all of you: CORRECTION by Weasel Boy (Score:1) Saturday February 20 1999, @08:11AM
- I got news for all of you: CORRECTION by Weasel Boy (Score:1) Saturday February 20 1999, @08:12AM
- Re: Guessing before it happens by Dert (Score:1) Thursday February 18 1999, @06:52PM
- C on really small machines by zzg (Score:1) Thursday February 18 1999, @02:36PM
- Apple ][ forever! by nester (Score:1) Friday February 19 1999, @01:06AM
- an 8088 palm top? - how could it be palm sized.. by FPhlyer (Score:1) Friday February 19 1999, @05:38AM
- Power, more power by HarveyOpolis (Score:1) Thursday February 18 1999, @01:41PM
- linux 4 work, Win98 4 play by geekd (Score:1) Friday February 19 1999, @02:23AM
- Enough chatter, why you not find this? by geekd (Score:1) Friday February 19 1999, @03:13AM
- Please do NOT feed the Trolls! by EWillieL (Score:1) Thursday February 18 1999, @02:07PM
- M$ 4ever by Wee (Score:1) Friday February 19 1999, @10:00AM
- Power, more power by jeremyphillips (Score:1) Thursday February 18 1999, @02:48PM
- A better answer would be: by Gumber (Score:1) Thursday February 18 1999, @02:24PM
- Nothing is 4ever dude: M$'s lifespan =) by Anonymous Shepherd (Score:1) Thursday February 18 1999, @02:13PM
- Computer Power by CodeShark (Score:1) Friday February 19 1999, @07:53AM
- Performance vs Usefulness by Azerov (Score:1) Thursday February 18 1999, @03:03PM
- I think everyone is missing the point by Otto (Score:1) Thursday February 18 1999, @01:55PM
- C64 was possibly the best learning computer ever by Otto (Score:1) Thursday February 18 1999, @10:41PM
- i remember when.... by Llewyn (Score:1) Thursday February 18 1999, @06:30PM
- Not gonna happen by cale (Score:1) Thursday February 18 1999, @03:03PM
- I know the feeling. by NapalmKid (Score:1) Friday February 19 1999, @09:06AM
- Power, more power by cartman (Score:1) Thursday February 18 1999, @04:31PM
- M$ 4ever by almostki (Score:1) Thursday February 18 1999, @03:17PM
- Some Perspective... by SchoopDog (Score:1) Thursday February 18 1999, @11:29PM
- M$ 4ever by BWJones (Score:1) Thursday February 18 1999, @02:31PM
- Um. by BWJones (Score:1) Saturday February 20 1999, @11:38AM
- Try this URL... by jmroberts70 (Score:1) Thursday February 18 1999, @02:28PM
- How Powerful? by epononymous coward (Score:1) Thursday February 18 1999, @02:47PM
- Cray performance by DarkToast (Score:1) Thursday February 18 1999, @03:57PM
- M$ 4ever by verbatim (Score:1) Thursday February 18 1999, @06:03PM
- Log live TRS-80!!!! by Cochese (Score:1) Thursday February 18 1999, @06:45PM
- Power, more power by flipflop (Score:1) Thursday February 18 1999, @07:25PM
- supercomputer top 500 by Yperion (Score:1) Friday February 19 1999, @03:32AM
- i'think you are been flippy by extan (Score:1) Friday February 19 1999, @05:20AM
- M$ 4ever by Gilmoure (Score:1) Friday February 19 1999, @05:34AM
- M$ 4ever....the crack must've been good! by shadowfax (Score:1) Thursday February 18 1999, @06:05PM
- it's fun to feel dated by dangerboy (Score:1) Thursday February 18 1999, @03:48PM
- Actually, without Xerox we wouldn't be this far by Squeezer (Score:1) Thursday February 18 1999, @02:43PM
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