Comments on: Three 1TB Hard Drives Under $200 http://www.pcmech.com/article/three-1tb-hard-drives-under-200/ Helping Normal People Get Their Geek On Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:43:08 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Bob Early http://www.pcmech.com/article/three-1tb-hard-drives-under-200/comment-page-1/#comment-11484 Bob Early Sat, 28 Jun 2008 11:02:42 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/three-1tb-hard-drives-under-200/#comment-11484 Naw, my "other" "PC" was a PDT-150, which was bought at a "special" deep discount for employees. Basically a PDP-11 using RT-11 OS in a smaller package for small businesses. I finally gave it up and replaced is with a DEC Rainbow+ with a HDD of 5 MB capacity *we must recall that in those days an OS could fit on one 360K diskette!! Bob Naw, my “other” “PC” was a PDT-150, which was bought at a “special” deep discount for employees. Basically a PDP-11 using RT-11 OS in a smaller package for small businesses.

I finally gave it up and replaced is with a DEC Rainbow+ with a HDD of 5 MB capacity *we must recall that in those days an OS could fit on one 360K diskette!!

Bob

]]> By: Jose http://www.pcmech.com/article/three-1tb-hard-drives-under-200/comment-page-1/#comment-11480 Jose Sat, 28 Jun 2008 01:57:40 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/three-1tb-hard-drives-under-200/#comment-11480 I'm only 13, but I remember when 10GB was enough to keep you happy :) I’m only 13, but I remember when 10GB was enough to keep you happy :)

]]> By: Rich Menga http://www.pcmech.com/article/three-1tb-hard-drives-under-200/comment-page-1/#comment-11452 Rich Menga Fri, 27 Jun 2008 02:11:20 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/three-1tb-hard-drives-under-200/#comment-11452 I know at least one of you commenters above must have a bumper sticker that says "My other computer is a VAX". Am I right? :D I know at least one of you commenters above must have a bumper sticker that says “My other computer is a VAX”. Am I right? :D

]]> By: Mark Roy http://www.pcmech.com/article/three-1tb-hard-drives-under-200/comment-page-1/#comment-11434 Mark Roy Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:32:29 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/three-1tb-hard-drives-under-200/#comment-11434 In 1985 I worked for a small Massachusetts consulting firm. A 10MB hard disk upgrade to our Columbia PC's (IBM PC XT clones) was $1000. The upgrade was in replacement of a 360K 5.25" floppy disk, and the drive was a full 5.25" wide and 3" tall. It weighed about 5 pounds. The controller was the size of a full modern motherboard and had it's own dedicated Intel 8088 processor. OTOH, a 400MB drive for a DEC PDP-11 mini-computer system was the size of a home washing machine. Oh if only the price of natural gas and oil could have followed the same track in the past 20 years! In 1985 I worked for a small Massachusetts consulting firm. A 10MB hard disk upgrade to our Columbia PC’s (IBM PC XT clones) was $1000. The upgrade was in replacement of a 360K 5.25″ floppy disk, and the drive was a full 5.25″ wide and 3″ tall. It weighed about 5 pounds. The controller was the size of a full modern motherboard and had it’s own dedicated Intel 8088 processor. OTOH, a 400MB drive for a DEC PDP-11 mini-computer system was the size of a home washing machine. Oh if only the price of natural gas and oil could have followed the same track in the past 20 years!

]]> By: Sue Crocker http://www.pcmech.com/article/three-1tb-hard-drives-under-200/comment-page-1/#comment-11424 Sue Crocker Wed, 25 Jun 2008 22:12:05 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/three-1tb-hard-drives-under-200/#comment-11424 I can do better than that: 1992 - 1 gig hard drive for $1500.00. and in 1988 - 5 meg hard drive for $50.00. I can do better than that:

1992 – 1 gig hard drive for $1500.00.

and in 1988 – 5 meg hard drive for $50.00.

]]> By: Richard Ward http://www.pcmech.com/article/three-1tb-hard-drives-under-200/comment-page-1/#comment-11412 Richard Ward Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:25:15 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/three-1tb-hard-drives-under-200/#comment-11412 I remember back about 10-12 years ago when I bought a 3GB HD and paid $320.00 for it. Some times change is good. I remember back about 10-12 years ago when I bought a 3GB HD and paid $320.00 for it.

Some times change is good.

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