Today’s tip isn’t so much a tip as it is a brief glimpse into the past.

In a recent article on Computerworld.com, the author has dug up some past advertisements to show what the “it” things were going several decades back as well as how much “it” would cost you. I don’t want to give any spoilers but this is definitely worth reading to help you appreciate what we have now.

On a personal note, I remember our family’s first computer was a 486DX/66Mhz with a 14.4 baud modem. This was among the best you could get at the time and set you back quite a few $$$. Looking back, I do have to say the system was pretty impressive as it lasted about 5 years (without becoming obsolete in the sense we use it today).

Another tidbit you might find interesting is the original Nintendo (relatively speaking, perhaps the best gaming console of all time) was powered by a MIPS (Million Instructions Per Second) processor running at around 2-3 Mhz. Even more impressive with this system is the largest game cartridge was no bigger than 512 KB (yes, kilobytes) which included the entire game, graphics and music. Quite impressive in my opinion.

Anyhow, take a look at the article because we will probably look back one day and ask our self how we ever got by with “only” a 500GB hard drive.