this post was submitted on 28 Apr 2025
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you know the computer thing is it plugged in?

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[–] [email protected] 31 points 1 week ago (11 children)

The nerdy boomers built computers as we know them.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 week ago (8 children)

As we knew them, not as we know them.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Well, at a low level they are still basically the same. x86 still starts in 16-bit real mode. Mice still use USB 1 from the 90s.

Mostly it's just a lot faster and covered with more layers of abstraction.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

Computers as most people know them now are tablets and cell phones.

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