Not only do we read various articles on IT solutions to keep informed on the latest development; cloud computing, handy tools to accommodate our complex project management projects - we simply function because of our hard- and software.
While typing this article on my cute and compact netbook, I often remember my first computer ever; an acorn electron, bought around 1985 I guess, that needed to be connected to a portable TV and a casette player. In order to load a programme, one needed to be patient for about 5 minutes, while the casette with the software in BASIC was slowly loaded. Every time again. By that time, there were portable wordprocessors (the size and weight of a small suitcase), but this was the first affordable home gadget. Just have a look:
The first PC followed a few years later - with a hard-disk of.... drum roll....... 20 MB! (Guess the RAM was 64 kB). Compared to our present day toys, now subject to much laughter.
But when we imagine what we are used to now, we've gone a long way. Even to the point, ... what happens when your internet connection is down, your laptop doesn't want to boot properly, you lost your excel sheet....
Just to add a bit of nostalgia to the cucumber season ;-)
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