Star Wars Expanded Universe

[Apple fanboy]

My take on this, is probably more due to changing viewing habits and technology improvements.

Its one thing to watch A New Hope on a 15" TV with a 4:3 aspect, and quite another on a 60" 16:9 aspect TV with a sound bar (or 5.1 speaker setup)

There's really no reason to go to a movie with what we have at home, and given how people seem less polite/considerate in theaters. I'd rather pay a king's ransom to take my family to the movies.

I saw an advertisement for TV’s earlier (forgot the brand). They started at 48” and went up to 80”. That’s just obscene! It’s like the cinema is in your lounge.

 

[maflynn]

I saw an advertisement for TV’s earlier (forgot the brand). They started at 48” and went up to 80”. That’s just obscene! It’s like the cinema is in your lounge.

Yep, my 32" monitor is 2x the size my famliy's first tv when I was a wee lad, oh that was only a black and white model, given to us by a family member who bought a new tv

 

[Apple fanboy]

Yep, my 32" monitor is 2x the size my famliy's first tv when I was a wee lad, oh that was only a black and white model, given to us by a family member who bought a new tv

Oh yes black and white TV’s. Or those green and black computer screens. All CRT’s of course!

 

[Certificate of Excellence]

Oh yes black and white TV’s. Or those green and black computer screens. All CRT’s of course!

Wait .. what? Your monitor isnt green and black?

 

[maflynn]

Wait .. what? Your monitor isnt green and black?

In 1984, this is what I bought.(IBM XT) you always remember your first

(not an actual picture of my PC but from wikipedia)

 

[Apple fanboy]

In 1984, this is what I bought.(IBM XT) you always remember your first

(not an actual picture of my PC but from wikipedia)
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Still looks more modern than the computer showing the Deathstar plans!

 

[Non-Euclidean]

In 1984, this is what I bought.(IBM XT) you always remember your first

(not an actual picture of my PC but from wikipedia)
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Was that about $8K? I almost think $10K for the XT, but that still sounds ridiculous.

I guess that would depend on the memory configuration (256K/640K). Later on there was an add in PCI card (Zuckerboard) so you could get up to 1 MB of memory.

 

[maflynn]

Was that about $8K? I almost think $10K for the XT, but that still sounds ridiculous.

I forget what I paid, there's been too many years since that purchase. I'm like 99% sure I did not pay $10,000 dollars. I had just graduated the year before and I was working a basic office job - there was no way I would be willing to drop 10,000 dollars. I think the price was closer to the 2 to 3k range then the 8 to 10k range. Again this was eons ago, and I have long forgotten the price.

 

[Non-Euclidean]

I forget what I paid, there's been too many years since that purchase. I'm like 99% sure I did not pay $10,000 dollars. I had just graduated the year before and I was working a basic office job - there was no way I would be willing to drop 10,000 dollars. I think the price was closer to the 2 to 3k range then the 8 to 10k range. Again this was eons ago, and I have long forgotten the price.

Yeah, you are right, I misremembered.

Creative Computing that year named the PC the best desktop computer between $2,000 and $4,000, praising its vast hardware and software selection, manufacturer support, and resale value.

 

[maflynn]

Yeah, you are right, I misremembered.

No worries, it was quite a long time ago - man I'm old, lol