In pictures: Images from the dawn of the PC era

The PCWorld.com Web domain was created on April 24, 1992, but our oldest retrievable online content is from 1998 - and it's so damn quaint

For the price of a luxury watch

Lest we forget, computers used to be really freaking expensive. Davong Systems' main advertising copy reads, "One low price buys you the expanded storage, speed and reliability of a Winchester technology hard disk system." But if you read the slightly finer print, you'll see $1995 earns you a whopping 5MB of formatted disc space!

That's roughly $400 a megabyte. Yet today I regularly lose 1GB flash drives in the cushions of my couch—because they're just that cheap and disposable at less than $2 a pop.

3 of 12
VIEW ALL THUMBNAILS

Most Popular

What's the difference between an Intel Core i3, i5 and i7?
Five reasons to avoid the Samsung Galaxy S4
Laser vs. inkjet printers: which is better?
Samsung’s 2013 Smart TVs: everything you need to know
How do I connect my TV to the Internet?

Best Deals on PCWorld

TabletsView all »
NotebooksView all »
Mobile PhonesView all »
Printers & ScannersView all »
Networking, Wireless & VoIPView all »

Plan Comparison

Prev Next
Loading...
Deals powered by WhistleOut

rhs_login_lockSign up to PC World Today for the latest news, reviews and galleries from PC World Australia.