# Anyone remember what a "fast" PC was in '98 **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [November 4, 2005, 12:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-remember-what-a-fast-pc-was-in-98/4179 "2005-11-04T00:13:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Minglor](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/minglor/32/7373_2.png) [@Minglor](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Minglor)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2005, 12:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-remember-what-a-fast-pc-was-in-98/4179/1 "2005-11-04T00:13:23Z")
Yeah Only ultra nerds need to bother to watch this. [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2563581249095877374&q=techtv](http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2563581249095877374&q=techtv) the video quality lacks but listen to the specs… holy crap. Ultimate gaming machine = p2 ---
**Author:** ![Real\_Deal](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/real_deal/32/7332_2.png) [@Real\_Deal](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Real_Deal)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2005, 1:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-remember-what-a-fast-pc-was-in-98/4179/2 "2005-11-04T01:04:48Z")
:lol: whoohoo PII 300 and only $4500:lol: ---
**Author:** ![HotRodKid](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hotrodkid/32/7609_2.png) [@HotRodKid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HotRodKid)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2005, 1:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-remember-what-a-fast-pc-was-in-98/4179/3 "2005-11-04T01:37:08Z")
> [@Real Deal](#): > > :lol: whoohoo PII 300 and only $4500:lol: yea, i remember when our slot 2 motherboard finaly shit the bed and i went and bought a new board, processor & Ram … my parents were pissed that i “broke” our $4000 computer … and i showed them what that slot 2 processor goes for on ebay … like $5.73 or some shit … that reminds me … its been a while since dad has told me “i can smell the computer overheating” because its always on, and … you know … computers get that hot … ---
**Author:** ![Twizted](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/twizted/32/7206_2.png) [@Twizted](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Twizted)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2005, 3:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-remember-what-a-fast-pc-was-in-98/4179/4 "2005-11-04T03:03:17Z")
wow…lol ---
**Author:** ![Jack](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jack/32/7613_2.png) [@Jack](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jack)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2005, 5:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-remember-what-a-fast-pc-was-in-98/4179/5 "2005-11-04T05:38:30Z")
lol… I remember when gay slow computers were 2k + thats nutts ---
**Author:** ![psphinx81](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e9a140/32.png) [@psphinx81](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/psphinx81)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2005, 5:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-remember-what-a-fast-pc-was-in-98/4179/6 "2005-11-04T05:45:37Z")
LOL yea i remember when we got are 1st comp… hahah we paid a ton but that was the fastest on the market at the time bahahah ---
**Author:** ![JaysGreenLX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jaysgreenlx/32/7321_2.png) [@JaysGreenLX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JaysGreenLX)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2005, 5:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-remember-what-a-fast-pc-was-in-98/4179/7 "2005-11-04T05:48:59Z")
My first computer was in 1996. Pentium 1 100mhz, 850mb HD, 8mb RAM, 15" CRT, Windows 95. Price = $1,800 My dad upgraded the RAM to 16mb with a second 8mb stick for $200. When we first bought it, my dads friend said, theres no way you will fill an 850mb hard drive. ---
**Author:** ![Nikuk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nikuk/32/7254_2.png) [@Nikuk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nikuk)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2005, 5:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-remember-what-a-fast-pc-was-in-98/4179/8 "2005-11-04T05:57:19Z")
Who remembers real OG Prodigy (in DOS)… circa ~1990? ---
**Author:** ![MaximaSE98](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/maximase98/32/7600_2.png) [@MaximaSE98](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MaximaSE98)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2005, 6:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-remember-what-a-fast-pc-was-in-98/4179/9 "2005-11-04T06:04:00Z")
i dont wanna hear this I had a Commadore 64 ---
**Author:** ![PumiceT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/43a26b/32.png) [@PumiceT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PumiceT)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2005, 6:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-remember-what-a-fast-pc-was-in-98/4179/10 "2005-11-04T06:04:05Z")
> [@JaysGreenLX](#): > > my dads friend said, theres no way you will fill an 850mb hard drive. I remember thinking the same thing about the 540mb drive I got back in 1993. I guess most computer people have stopped saying things like “you’ll never need that much [space] [speed] [memory] [resolution].” Because there’s always a need for more. Anyone who edits video will realize that 1,000 gb (1 terrabyte) isn’t all that much storage. When each project fills a 200 gb drive, it only takes 5 projects to fill up a terrabyte. ☹ Not to mention how more speed helps reduce rendering times. Some interesting things have been coming up about dual-core vs. dual processor. Sometimes the dual-core CPUs are coming up with shorter video rendering times for Sony Vegas. ---
**Author:** ![Juan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a698b9/32.png) [@Juan](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Juan)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2005, 6:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-remember-what-a-fast-pc-was-in-98/4179/11 "2005-11-04T06:11:28Z")
now imagine 5 years from now ---
**Author:** ![Locutus](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/locutus/32/7574_2.png) [@Locutus](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Locutus)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2005, 6:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-remember-what-a-fast-pc-was-in-98/4179/12 "2005-11-04T06:15:29Z")
:roflol: 3/3 supernerds at work approve ---
**Author:** ![Nikuk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nikuk/32/7254_2.png) [@Nikuk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nikuk)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2005, 6:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-remember-what-a-fast-pc-was-in-98/4179/13 "2005-11-04T06:16:19Z")
> [@98teg](#): > > now imagine 5 years from now when Google becomes self-aware? err… I mean sky net. ---
**Author:** ![Locutus](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/locutus/32/7574_2.png) [@Locutus](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Locutus)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2005, 6:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-remember-what-a-fast-pc-was-in-98/4179/14 "2005-11-04T06:17:41Z")
> [@Nikuk](#): > > when Google becomes self-aware? err… I mean sky net. hahahaha ya man. ---
**Author:** ![HotRodKid](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hotrodkid/32/7609_2.png) [@HotRodKid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HotRodKid)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2005, 6:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-remember-what-a-fast-pc-was-in-98/4179/15 "2005-11-04T06:28:33Z")
> [@Nikuk](#): > > when Google becomes self-aware? err… I mean sky net. by that time google will have partial stake in vbulletin, so that noob qustions can be answered b4 the questions are even posted to the persons forum of choice … lol ---
**Author:** ![Nikuk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nikuk/32/7254_2.png) [@Nikuk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nikuk)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2005, 6:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-remember-what-a-fast-pc-was-in-98/4179/16 "2005-11-04T06:38:18Z")
> [@HotRodKid](#): > > by that time google will have partial stake in vbulletin, so that noob qustions can be answered b4 the questions are even posted to the persons forum of choice … > > lol OMG that would be so fucking hotT. ---
**Author:** ![zwarbyt](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zwarbyt/32/7623_2.png) [@zwarbyt](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/zwarbyt)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2005, 6:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-remember-what-a-fast-pc-was-in-98/4179/17 "2005-11-04T06:57:32Z")
> [@Nikuk](#): > > Who remembers real OG Prodigy (in DOS)… circa ~1990? bah i had prodigy on my atari when is was 300 baud and the only access #'s were in texas… I used to use the HANDSET modem with the atari to download games to CASSET, back then they were all hacked by “THE AMAZING CRACKER JACK” lol ---
**Author:** ![Nikuk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nikuk/32/7254_2.png) [@Nikuk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nikuk)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2005, 7:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-remember-what-a-fast-pc-was-in-98/4179/18 "2005-11-04T07:00:47Z")
ROFL my COPTER… I remeber that shit. wow… ---
**Author:** ![zwarbyt](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zwarbyt/32/7623_2.png) [@zwarbyt](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/zwarbyt)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2005, 7:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-remember-what-a-fast-pc-was-in-98/4179/19 "2005-11-04T07:00:49Z")
i still have it too: ![http://www.atari-museum.de/atari/600.jpg](http://www.atari-museum.de/atari/600.jpg) - ![http://williambader.com/museum/modem300/07modem300baudtop.jpg](http://williambader.com/museum/modem300/07modem300baudtop.jpg) - ![http://www.computercloset.org/Atari_800_Peripherals.jpg](http://www.computercloset.org/Atari_800_Peripherals.jpg) still have this too: ![http://oldcomputers.net/pics/atari400.jpg](http://oldcomputers.net/pics/atari400.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![JaysGreenLX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jaysgreenlx/32/7321_2.png) [@JaysGreenLX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JaysGreenLX)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2005, 7:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-remember-what-a-fast-pc-was-in-98/4179/20 "2005-11-04T07:14:51Z")
wow that is some old shit [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-remember-what-a-fast-pc-was-in-98/4179.md?page=2)