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The funny part is that a 1000x increase in RAM somehow doesn't make a modern computer feel 1000x more luxurious

When was the last time you used a vintage computer? I couldn't believe how long people had to wait for the start-up (and shutdown) processes; and there was no hibernation! (Windows 9x/System 7.x). Modern instant-on functionality is 1,000,000 times better than that

OTOH, MacOS before preemptive multitasking had incredible UI latency. It felt like the UI responded before you finished clicking the mouse.

When’s the last time you have?

Up until the end of the DOS era computers booted nearly instantly, doubly so if their OS was in ROM.

It was the heavy GUI systems that came around that made boot times quite slow.

There’s not a single modern computer that is ready for input as quickly as an Apple 2...

> Up until the end of the DOS era

I'm sorry to break it to you, but computers after the DOS era are vintage. I specifically mentioned Windows 95/98 and System 7.x in my comment.

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