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What no profit motive does to an mf (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 3 weeks ago by nomugisan@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/fedimemes@feddit.uk

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[–] pezhore@infosec.pub 59 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)

I was curious as to the original specs (because computer tech so quickly is outdated)

From the friends wiki:

Chandler's laptop is a Compaq Contura 4/25cx during "The One With The List". It was the top model of the Contura lineup of that time (1994). The base model had:

Processor: 486SL running at 25MHz (slowed down version of the 486)

Display: VGA color (active matrix)

RAM: 4MB (expandable to 20Mb)

Hard disk: 120MB or 200MB

In 1994 the base model costed $3,848 which, adjusted for inflation, is $6,756.82 in 2020.

Chandler's version had "12 megabytes of RAM, 500 MB hard drive, built-in spreadsheet capabilities (they all had that) and a modem that transmits at over 28,000 bps." so would have costed a lot more.

[–] nomugisan@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 3 weeks ago

Thank you, computer historian

[–] atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 9 points 3 weeks ago

The RAM and modem I’ll accept… but I feel like calling bullshit on a 2.5in 500mb drive in 1994. It could have existed but I am pressing X to doubt.

[–] EtnaAtsume@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

But what did he say he was gonna use it for?

[–] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 7 points 3 weeks ago

Games and stuff

[–] TheEighthDoctor@lemmy.zip 4 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

24MHz cpu today

[–] Albbi@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

I wouldn't say the 486SL was a slowed down version, I'd say it was the mobile computing variant. It actually had all the features that the 486DX had, unlike the 486SX which didn't have an FPU (floating point unit).

I was interested in looking this up because I used to have the SX and DX processors but have never heard of the SL before.

[–] 9point6@lemmy.world 11 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Psh 10TB

You can barely fit call of duty on that

[–] SomeoneSomewhere@lemmy.nz 2 points 3 weeks ago

Yeah, add two zeros, especially if using hard drives rather than SSD.

[–] mesamunefire@piefed.social 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Nice. I just have a raspberry pi lol.

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 3 points 3 weeks ago

Raspberry Pi probably costs the same nowadays.

[–] onlinepersona@programming.dev 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

How do you mirror peertube? Have they found a webtorrent HLS solution or something?

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[–] frank@frank.casa 7 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

PeerTube has a built-in redundancy system. Theoretically, you could mirror all the videos on PeerTube using PeerTube itself. Except those that do not allow mirroring.

#^https://docs.joinpeertube.org/admin/following-instances#instances-redundancy

[–] onlinepersona@programming.dev 0 points 3 weeks ago

Hosting a peertube instance just to help mirror files seems a little overblown. It's a pity you can't just get a video's torrent, put it onto your seedbox and contribute to the network that way.

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