Trivia Time.

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rob80b

Trivia Time.
« on: 29 Apr 2011, 11:35 pm »
Trivia Time.

Did you know that when CDs came out in 1981, to copy 650megs on a hard drive would have set you back $220,000US and you would have needed  130 “5meg” Seagate drives at $1700 a pop, or $3400 each  Apple “5 meg drive” for a cost of $442,000.


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Robert

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Re: Trivia Time.
« Reply #1 on: 30 Apr 2011, 09:28 am »
Did you know that the hole in a CD is the same size as an old Dutch 10 cents coin?



rob80b

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« Reply #2 on: 30 Apr 2011, 11:07 am »
Did you know that the hole in a CD is the same size as an old Dutch 10 cents coin?


Well thank God the physical size of CDs didn't follow the price of memory! :lol:

Robert

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« Reply #3 on: 30 Apr 2011, 11:12 am »



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Re: Trivia Time.
« Reply #4 on: 30 Apr 2011, 08:27 pm »
..........Beethoven's Symphony in D Minor Opus 125 No. 9 was the benchmark for detemining the capacity of the CD.

ricko01

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« Reply #5 on: 30 Apr 2011, 09:20 pm »
Trivia Time.

Did you know that when CDs came out in 1981, to copy 650megs on a hard drive would have set you back $220,000US and you would have needed  130 “5meg” Seagate drives at $1700 a pop, or $3400 each  Apple “5 meg drive” for a cost of $442,000.

Robert

So even back in 1981 , Apple was over charging 2X for its products.... Some things never change

Peter

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Re: Trivia Time.
« Reply #6 on: 13 May 2011, 05:12 am »
Hilarious!!!  My Android phone kicks the iPhones butt up and down the stairs!