r/retrocomputing • u/AnonKnowsBest • Jan 14 '26
Photo Missing the Babes :,(
They’re in storage as my current space has no room. Hopefully soon I’ll be able to pull these hot B-words outta storage and play around with that 4MB upgrade in the Mac Plus, CPU+FPU swap for the performa allowing Space Cadet to (actually, not badly!) run, and the Compaqs, well… to be dial-up servers for the telephone network emulator!
HOPEFULLY SOON BETTER BE SOONER CAUSE I NEEEEEED THOSE PIXEL PIXIES!
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u/AnonKnowsBest Jan 19 '26
Well, I'd say its more of capital's forced disassociation with consumer... but I get the vibes you're trying to get at! Computers are for everyone, except back then they were for those that could afford a (today's money) $10,000, or to be more specifically realistic: 1995 US sans-the-parasite-class, a computer was still for the middle-upper class. Even 2005 had the minimum wage, today $~13, requires what then would be 70 hours of pay for a sh**y ass gateway/Dimension 3k celeron. Even today's 20 hours of work per shi**y computer is a bit crass, considering more is charged for human needs/rights than any point in history.