Ebony

A topic that would inform not promote. If this is not appropriate, just delete msg.

Ebony

@phoenix_rising: your first thumbdrive had more storage that the HD (20MB) on my first computer.

Your hard drive had 1/2048 of what my computer had. 40GB. I'm on it right now running Ubuntu (sorry about the jacked thread jacking, Ubuntu is epic).

@phoenix_rising: your first thumbdrive had more storage that the HD (20MB) on my first computer.

I can relate Karen, same with my first computer and I thought I was SMOKING!!!

Ebony

@ Gioneo: Yep, that is the size of the used space on my hard drive. I guess this one isn't going to work for me then. But thanks for the information. Appreciated.

 I was like the guy who wore his garage
door opener on his belt, so he could look he was carrying a beeper.
Ebony

 

 

Lol. Epic!

 

I was at work at the pawnshop when a guy came in that needed cash in a hurry. He had 4 - 8GB Sandisk thumbdrives. The store bought all 4 of them for $20 total. I bought one from the store for cost, $5. Now I wish I would have bought them all. The store owner had no idea what they are worth.

I carried mine around in my pocket for about a week. Didn't have any files on it that I had any reason to use on a different computer, so I didn't need to carry it around. But did it anyway.

 Funny how fast things change, though. In 2004 we were given our first USB disks at my then workplace. They were ... drum roll ... a whopping 32MB 

You made me think of my first USB, (I had to dig it out). It was a whopping 64MB and I too was proud to have it. Even though I had nothing to put on it. I was like the guy who wore his garage door opener on his belt, so he could look he was carrying a beeper.

Ebony

 

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I only said it because it is true. I really appreciate it when someone takes the time to explain in PLAIN speak, I don't always follow the GEEK speak.
So there

Ebony

@ Wheezer: I've only seen those 16GB USBs in a couple of places here, and they're a bit expensive at the moment (in terms of what I can afford, anyway). Funny how fast things change, though. In 2004 we were given our first USB disks at my then workplace. They were ... drum roll ... a whopping 32MB (and in the country I live in, they were the staggering equivalent of $60). We thought they were amazing and there was lots of ooh-ing and aah-ing in our office. I carried mine around like it was a precious gem. So I imagine that in a couple of years 16GB will be ho-hum and you'll be able to buy them for next to nothing.

@Gioneo

That is an excellent review and just what I needed to make an informed decision of to DL or not to DL.  Great job and thank you very much.

 

Ebony

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