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High school Graduation 1984. What computers looked like then…….Way back when. Processing Power. 5 MHz. Ram. 256 KB of which 150 were already used by the computer (Mac) 64KB machines were the most common. Storage device. 5.25” FLOPPY. Input devices. The first mouse and MAC.
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High school Graduation 1984 What computers looked like then…….Way back when
Processing Power • 5 MHz
Ram • 256 KB of which 150 were already used by the computer (Mac) • 64KB machines were the most common.
Storage device • 5.25” FLOPPY
Input devices • The first mouse and MAC
Modem speeds • Typical Dial-up modem speed in 1984 was 300 baud • The high end was 9600 baud
Operating systems • MS DOS • DR DOS • TRS DOS • Lisa OS • Mac OS
Business software • Lotus 123 • Word Perfect • Power point Not one of these was a Microsoft program.
Five new technologies • NICE TRY BUT I AM NOT GOING TO DO THID FOR YOU
What device has changed your life • I can “read “books while I do other things.