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11/21/2007 11:26 AM	Alert
"Note: Because of the high speed CPU used on this motherboard, a chassis with a good cooling system is recommended." - A433C-C System Board manual, Aug. 1991

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11/21/2007 11:33 AM	Alert
System Cost: Intel 80846-33 CPU Built-in 80387 Math CoProcessor 128k Cache 4MB RAM (exp. to 32MB) Big Tower case w/220 Watt PS (standard tan issue) 8-expansion slots 1.2MB 5.25 Flopppy (teac) 1.44MB 3.5 Floppy (teac) Seagate 200MB 16ms HDD and IDE controller 25/1PG port (standard IO card) 16bit 512k Super VGA board (Chinese import non-branded) Sony SY-CPD-1304 14" Multiscan Monitor, .25 DP Focus 2001 AT Enhanced soft-click keybouar w/ dust cover (still around...) MS-DOS 5.0 PRE-INSTALLED (there was a timesaver) Windows 3.0 & Mouse Thunder Board Installed (sound card, fellas) Grand Total: $4,323.06 Chew on that the next time you contimplate a PC/parts purchase.. ROFL Invoice date btw - Oct 19th, 1991. This was my graduation gift, going through some old papers clearing out a file cabinet that's never used, I stumbled apon it. Funny thing is, I never even knew I had this, as it was the the mobo manual which I had never cracked open. LoL.

Reverie

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12/08/2007 2:49 PM	Alert
haha..speaking of funny excerpts from manuals..my new phone's instructions includes a warning that putting the phone in the microwave might not be a good idea..as well as chewing on the battery. i guess that phone radiation can cause some people to do some crazy things.

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12/08/2007 5:39 PM	Alert
I still have the drive and receipt for a Western Digital 1GB hard drive for $435. It was an upgrade from a 35MB HD and I was stoked because the biggest drive on the market at the time was 750MB and I had the best (my dad bought it for me.)

tekel

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12/09/2007 2:18 AM	Alert
Wait, what does it say happens if you chew on the battery? Should I not be doing that? Its just so delicious!

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12/09/2007 2:20 AM	Alert
It's sad how much money we spend on computers and how quickly they lose their value. I paid some $1,500 for my computer and it is probably worth like $900 now only 1 year later. I have a friend who won't pay more than $100 for any computer part since they devalue so fast anyway. Can't get a good video card for that, though

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12/16/2007 11:44 PM	Alert
Yeah devaluation is a big issue. When I got my PC 2 years ago, it was top of the line, everything was state of the art. The NVidia 7800 GTX hadn't even come out yet but i put it in the day it did. All said my PC cost $3500. Still runs amazing. I have COD4 running full quality and it works great. But it's not even funny...the day I got that amazing video card, ATI came out with a newer one! Darn it. Haven't even booted the confounded thing up and its already out of date.

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