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General discussionWill computer systems like the C64 make a comeback?(3 posts)(3 posts)
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Posted May 20, 2016
I stumbled across this video on the C64 talking about what people got with a computer back then compared to now.How it came with a proper manual,compiler and so on.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wDtxYeJdzg

With jumps in tech slowing down and peoples PC upgrades being able to be put of for years now, could a fixed computer system with minimal upgrades be an option where performance can be properly squeezed out of the hardware.

Think of something like the PS3 but with the added option of extending the ram and a few more expansion ports or special features that are built into the machine such as advanced physics or sound.
Normally these could be done on a PC but because they aren't there as standard there isn't as a strong a market incentive for people to buy or develop for.
Posted May 20, 2016
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Spectre: could a fixed computer system with minimal upgrades be an option where performance can be properly squeezed out of the hardware.
The word you're looking for is "laptop" or "notebook"
Posted May 20, 2016
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Spectre: I stumbled across this video on the C64 talking about what people got with a computer back then compared to now.How it came with a proper manual,compiler and so on.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wDtxYeJdzg

With jumps in tech slowing down and peoples PC upgrades being able to be put of for years now, could a fixed computer system with minimal upgrades be an option where performance can be properly squeezed out of the hardware.

Think of something like the PS3 but with the added option of extending the ram and a few more expansion ports or special features that are built into the machine such as advanced physics or sound.
Normally these could be done on a PC but because they aren't there as standard there isn't as a strong a market incentive for people to buy or develop for.
No, we will never have that kind of fixed timepoint again. Simply put the industry does not want you to stick with the same tech for more than a few months, it needs to keep growing, selling more units. Buy a new phone/tablet/laptop etc. each 6 months, its the only way to keep the economy growing.

And before people start complaining, thats not 100% of people, some cling onto hardware for years (I have my last two PCs about with Win7 and WinXP on), but that is a minority. The majority are photo'd outside Apple stores waiting to buy the iPorn V20 with the 32bytes extra storage, and iTwat software.

So no, those days have gone. But you can still fix certain timepoints if you like, virtualisation has come a long way.
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