{"id":2907,"date":"2016-07-23T08:29:39","date_gmt":"2016-07-23T12:29:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/local.brightwhiz\/?p=2907"},"modified":"2016-07-23T08:29:39","modified_gmt":"2016-07-23T12:29:39","slug":"old-computers-better","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/local.brightwhiz\/old-computers-better\/","title":{"rendered":"How Old Computers did Things Better"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today first on the list of YouTube weekend moments is the video done by the 8-bit guy on how old computers did things better than their modern counterparts.<\/p>\n<p>In a sense, he makes some compelling arguments that show how low we&#8217;ve slid in the name of advance technology and modernization. Somethings\u00a0are better left as they were.<!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>Let&#8217;s Look at the Old Computer Highlights<\/h2>\n<p>Some of the highlights through about seven minutes of riveting insight we see him take us through the changes we&#8217;ve gone in the history of computers in the last decade or two. Then things get interesting as we take a walk further down memory lane about 30 years. That is before the Internet as we know it today.<\/p>\n<p>We start off by looking how fast computer used to boot. Brings a new meaning to the term <strong>instant<\/strong>. We are then taken through what a real computer manual looks like. It actually includes programming instructions in Basic Programming Language in addition to usage instructions. That&#8217;s not all, the circuit diagrams and schematics also came with the manuals. Compare that with modern manuals with a bunch of legal gibberish.<\/p>\n<p>He then reminds us about the days when tech support was actually tech support. I need not say more about that. He talks about how safe our data and software is on a floppy disk and how quick it is to replace a crashed computer.<\/p>\n<p>He then goes on to talk about the wow factor on how receiving a new computer was a ceremony in itself. Of course, computers lasted for years and years and still worked. No viruses, no Nigerian scams, no network issues to bog one down.<\/p>\n<p>Best of all when you had a hardware problem simply open the casing, pluck out the offending Microcontroller unit and slot in a replacement. Those were the days. Okay, I have said plenty enough so let me leave you to watch the video below and enjoy the Commodore 64C.<\/p>\n<h2>Check out how old Computers did it Better<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Old computers did it better!\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0wDtxYeJdzg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today first on the list of YouTube weekend moments is the video done by the 8-bit guy on how old computers did things better than their modern counterparts. 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