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0 pointssmaudet3y ago0 comments

I don't consider it normal at all. Seems like the words of an out-of-touch upper cruster.

Most people make a 1k$ purchase last decades. Enthusiasts may be dropping 5-10k$ but not your average joe.

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WTF? Mostly you can't even use consumer technology from "decades" ago - it's incompatible.

In 2005 the average size of a TV was 30 inches. Two decades ago a TV had no HDMI, and it only received analog NTSC or PAL.

A phone was 2G - 3G was the thing about to be but mostly not there yet. One decade ago the iPhone 5 was released.

An Apple iBook cost $1200 with 128MB of ram and a PPC processor: https://apple-history.com/ibook_mid_2002

Maybe a stereo is usable - although for midrange equipment the capacitors have probably dried out and you certainly won't be getting digital FM.

You would need to be very poor if you can't get working hand-me-downs from a decade ago.

pclmulqdq3y ago

My old gaming computer from 2013 still plays 2022 games on medium-high settings just fine. You can make computers run for a long time if you put in the effort.

ly3xqhl8g93y ago

Precisely, the users, by definition, care only about the user interface. The matmul machine can be hidden in any box, just that so far it has been tied in same box with the screen. Hence why the greater point is that thin clients are relevant if the user owns the matmul box.

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