2026-05-09 00:21 UTC
And on the complete opposite spectrum of the advances of RAM and storage space is the humble scanner. Seen here with specs that are probably better than what most scanners today can do.
This is also one of the things in this ad where I get to go "Got it". This is a pretty solid scanner, but being from the 00's and scanners being inherently boring I'll never have a chance to use it in a video.
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@TechTangents@dialup.space 2026-05-09 00:26
And speaking of "Got it", the Sound Blaster Live X-Gamer which I found an example of in the box pretty recently! https://dialup.space/@TechTangents/115517101108958956 Also, some video card by a company that I'm sure won't go bankrupt 4 months after this ad was printed. Definitely not. (I would buy so many Voodoo 3 PCIs at $70 in the box now lol)
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@superflippy@mastodon.xyz 2026-05-09 00:26
@TechTangents@dialup.space I used to have a great, old scanner that I used for photos & artwork. Then they sent out a software update that prevented it from doing high resolution scans anymore! I was so mad. Nothing wrong with the device itself but it was useless.