The Computer Chronicles - Laptops (1989)
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Published 2012-11-08
All Comments (21)
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1989: $11,000 New 1999: $11 Flea Market 2019: $11,000 Collector's Item
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Laptop battery, 1989 - 5 hours, 27 years later - 5 hours
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Never mess with a man with a mustache and tinted sunglasses. He knows his shit and there's a 40% chance he's undercover.
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$6500 for a Macintosh laptop…it’s nice to know some things haven’t changed!
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I like how instead of it going to sleep mode to save battery it goes into a "coma".
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1989: Should I buy now or wait? 2019: Should I buy now or wait?
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When I was a kid, we were too poor to afford a computer, but I still watched this show every day it was on.
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"Working pros are using their computers 1 to 2 hours daily." It takes me 1 to 2 hours just to go through my emails each morning.
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It looks like there is at least one guy in every episode that had cocaine for breakfast
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The host didn't even bat an eye when the dude said his laptop retails for ELEVEN THOUSAND DOLLARS (and that's in 1989 money!)
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Stewart Cheifet is 84 years old and still kicking. The dude is a nerd legend.
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There was a feeling of something magical at that time! Computers were racing, video games started to be really interesting and Berlin's wall was down, what a time❤
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Laptops being so heavy is what prevented the obesity crisis in USA from happening earlier on.
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That NEC is at 18:40 is really remarkable for its time - solid state memory, no drives, reasonable price... Mr Compaq looks rather peeved when they show it off!
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Well that escalated quickly
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18:35 This guy is presenting a modern laptop. They deserve some credit for that
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NEC shows up in 1989 with a modern laptop design (including an SSD) while everyone has a desktop with a battery thrown in it and a screen slapped on
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Sadly, I'm old enough to remember when that was cutting-edge technology. My first "laptop" weighed about 12 pounds and had a 7-inch screen (green text on black - no graphics). And it was so exciting to dial into my work server via dial-up modem at a whopping 300 baud (that's 0.0003 Mbps).
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I love how they use to make these videos as if the new biggest computer technology was being created. Nowadays you'll never see something like this from the creators, showing off new computers with such excitement. I wasn't around at this time, but I can't imagine the feeling of turning on your TV and seeing what's new to the computer industry, such as colored screens.
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I bought my first computer five years before that in 1984. I even ran an online BBS forum in the eighties and have been going flat out ever since. Created my first email in the eighties as well. Usually took 24 to 48 hours to get a reply back when you emailed someone, but hey, it was free, no stamp needed! Good times.
