what is, for you, the most useful computer innovation of the last 10 years?

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  1. Lorquis

    Lorquis lorquisSpamCount++;

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    Ok two flaws.. I *think* Pentiums were released pre-last 10 years and Linux has been going bloody ages... like into the '80s or am I thinking of *nix... please feel free to correct me if I'm wrong...
     
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  2. JADS

    JADS Et arma et verba vulnerant

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    Pentium was released in 1993 (so thats fine, :)!) and Linux I believe was 1991/2 (stretching it a bit!). *nix goes way back to '76.
     
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  3. yodasarmpit

    yodasarmpit Modder

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    Goto agree - well maybe about WinXP ive been running it for months now and is is pretty damned stable.


    And as for Broadband - well NO (I cant get it where I live)
     
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  4. Lorquis

    Lorquis lorquisSpamCount++;

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    Yeah well... I knew they were near to the 10 year thing...:p
     
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  5. VadimtheConqueror

    VadimtheConqueror I love the little tacos...

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    ME!:hehe:

    seriously tho, broad band is one of the biggies. big ass harddrives, cdrw, DVDrom, hell, even cd rom(that's within 10 years, isnt it?), without those we'd all have huge piles of floppys lying around holding all our *cough*backup copies of movies and music.
     
    VadimtheConqueror, 3 Nov 2002
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  6. jamesweb

    jamesweb Doesn't Listen

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    Hmm... FOXES!

    As for computer stuff... has to be broadband... and the scrolly clicky... can't think of anything better than them.


    And now a poem.

    Courgette gleaming in the sun,
    Never burning, having fun,
    Cheeses smiling, on the horizon,
    Live for the courgette and iron your shirt.

    I thank you.
     
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  7. JADS

    JADS Et arma et verba vulnerant

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    1982
    :D
     
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  8. Lorquis

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    RAID is a good example of a good thing... without it we... wouldn't have 500gb dirves....
     
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  9. [S]huttle

    [S]huttle What's a Dremel?

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    Ah raid.. cant wait to get my new puter up and going. I got a shuttle AK35GTR with raid support.:D
     
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  10. cderalow

    cderalow bondage master!

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    everyone is forgetting the DDR/RDRAM.... without it where would most of us be???























    using PIIs/PIIIs/Celerons/Durons

    :hehe: :hehe: :hehe: :hehe: :hehe: :hehe: :hehe:
     
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  11. 1398342003

    1398342003 Ubermodder

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    I really like the optical rodents with the 5 buttons. And CDRWs. And DDR Ram.
     
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  12. whypick1

    whypick1 The über-Pick

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    *Broadband - Turned me into a download whore
    *Wireless Ethernet - Only reason I'm online now plus once the prices go down and integration (as far as mobos are concerned) should make for less-messy LAN parties
    *3d Acceleration - Games would suck without 'em
    *Positional Audio + 4/5.1 audio - Same as above, just to a smaller degree
    *Major Overclocking Features - Even more chances for geeks to gloat and show off!
    *USB - Plug'n'Pray finally becoms Plug'n'Play
     
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  13. ndtinker

    ndtinker Car Washoholic

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    Hand's-Down - My cd-burner. It was a 2x but it changed my life.

    my #2 is the optical mouse - no one can say their mouse ball caused their inaccuracies anymore..
     
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  14. MadSkunkBurner

    MadSkunkBurner What's a Dremel?

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    It has to be Bill Gates and MS of course - where would we be without them?? :hehe::hehe::hehe::hehe::hehe::hehe:



    Mwahahahahahahahaa!

    k - I am running for cover now :)


    :naughty: I love being Devils advocate:naughty: :hehe:
     
    MadSkunkBurner, 4 Nov 2002
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