09-13-2012, 05:32 AM
(09-13-2012, 04:59 AM)kandrathe Wrote: The productivity of a person at a 1990 computer does not follow Moore's law. Crazy, I know.
Yes, it is crazy. Because unless you are just using a 1990 computer for simple letter typing or a very basic spreadsheet program, (hey nothing wrong with that, I use an old comp for such purposes) no one uses them anymore. Or it is supporting another legacy system that is not currently replaceable. But that's not what Jester was talking about I'm guessing.
Even places that takes computers in for donations can have a limit on how old the tech they can take in.
Quote: A person, using a shovel or a computer, still works at the same speed -- assuming they aren't sitting around idle half their time (i.e. no processing bottlenecks). My car still mostly transports me between work and home -- even though it may be safer or have more features, it still should be measured by it's utility.
Right...except can you explain to me how if I'm in a digital graphic arts industry, that uses such software like Photoshop, a 3D sculpting program, 3D animation\modelling program, digital film editing, that good ole win 95 beige box of mine can still be productively utilized, today?
I mean yes that box still is just as fast as the day it was bought. But please, tell me how I can make the latest version of Autodesk Mudbox even run on that thing. Because it's utility is still the same, it's just calculating zeroes and ones after all right.
Sorry to be blunt, but your computer logic might apply to -your- personal standard, but it sure don't apply to mine.
With that old beige box I have, I can create an animated shiny chrome 3d sphere bouncing on a checkerboard floor and background, and I would've been called a genius. If I was back in the early 80's. Last I checked the calendar has turned a couple of pages.