profdlp
22 May 2004, 4:07pm
I am moving in a few weeks and have been sorting out stuff in an attempt to lighten the load. I came across a folder of old receipts which contained a few gems. The next time you moan and groan over the price of hardware, consider this:
On August 21, 1996 I purchased an overdrive processer to upgrade my P-75 to a P-150. With tax I paid $365.74
Hungry for more power, I returned to the store on January 19, 1997 and purchased four 16MB EDO 4X32 generic memory sticks. They were $79.99 each for a grand total (with tax) of $334.36
Total expenditure for a P-150 and 64MB ram: $700.10
I really got my money's worth out of that P-150. I found the FSB jumper on my old Acer MB and upped it from 50MHz to 66MHz. It allowed me to run the chip at 166MHz (the multiplier had to be lowered from 3 to 2.5). This was my first overclocking experience.
If I had put that $700.10 in the stock market in the Fall of 1996 and seen an average rate of return it would now be worth $1166.83
And I would likely spend it all on computer parts, thereby giving me something to lament in 2011 when they would all be worthless. ;D
On August 21, 1996 I purchased an overdrive processer to upgrade my P-75 to a P-150. With tax I paid $365.74
Hungry for more power, I returned to the store on January 19, 1997 and purchased four 16MB EDO 4X32 generic memory sticks. They were $79.99 each for a grand total (with tax) of $334.36
Total expenditure for a P-150 and 64MB ram: $700.10
I really got my money's worth out of that P-150. I found the FSB jumper on my old Acer MB and upped it from 50MHz to 66MHz. It allowed me to run the chip at 166MHz (the multiplier had to be lowered from 3 to 2.5). This was my first overclocking experience.
If I had put that $700.10 in the stock market in the Fall of 1996 and seen an average rate of return it would now be worth $1166.83
And I would likely spend it all on computer parts, thereby giving me something to lament in 2011 when they would all be worthless. ;D