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My old computers

yeartypespeedRAM storagenotes
1984Acorn Electron1.79MHz32kB cassette tapeview via television
1988PC NEC 8088 compatible8MHz640kB20MBamber monitor (hercules/CGA)
1992PC AMD 386 DX33MHz2MB 120MBsvga monitor
1996PC Intel Pentium133MHz16MB? 2.1GB
1998 PC AMD K5166MHz 16MB 8GBmy first m/b upgrade
2000 PC AMD Athlon 650MHz128MB 20GB
2001 PC AMD K6200MHz32MB 8GBupgrade
2003 PC AMD K6-2400MHz48MB 8GBupgrade
2004 PC AMD Athlon-XP 2500MHz512MB 20GBupgrade

There were a few memory upgrades along the way too. Most of the changes brought about noticable increases in performance, but the latest upgrade, from Athlon 650 to Athlon XP 2500, has made no real difference. Most of the time in Windows 2000 the CPU sits idle, so a speed increase had nothing to help with. Nevertheless, the upgrade, forced on me by needing a new motherboard, has its benefits. The system is more stable, as the AGP implementation is much better than previously, and all the fans are now temperature dependent, making for a much quieter system.