{"id":6201,"date":"2021-04-19T14:48:47","date_gmt":"2021-04-19T21:48:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/callmebog\/?p=6201"},"modified":"2021-04-19T19:11:08","modified_gmt":"2021-04-20T02:11:08","slug":"comparing-apples-and-oranges-ii-technology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/callmebog\/2021\/04\/19\/comparing-apples-and-oranges-ii-technology\/","title":{"rendered":"Comparing Apples and Oranges II . . . Technology!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Comparing<\/strong><\/span> Apples<\/strong><\/span><\/em> and<\/strong><\/span> Oranges<\/strong><\/span><\/em>
\nbut this time<\/strong><\/span> …..<\/strong><\/span>
\nTECH<\/span>NO<\/span>LOGY<\/span><\/span>!<\/span><\/strong><\/span>!<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n

My last post<\/a><\/strong><\/span> was about Recycling<\/a><\/strong><\/span>, but .. prefaced with a mea culpa of ‘Comparing Apples and Oranges<\/a><\/strong><\/span>‘. I liked that concept so much, I am going  to do it again … and whenever the mood strikes me!<\/p>\n

How about camparing Apples to … Commodores! Yes, compare a few ingredients between my first ever computer – a Commodore SX-64<\/a><\/strong><\/span> and a new iMac! An earlier post was entitled “Open the Pod Bay Door HAL. . . or Computers I Have Owned or Worked With<\/a><\/strong><\/span>” and talks a bit about my beloved Commodore SX-64<\/a><\/strong><\/span>!<\/p>\n

I will still go out on a limb and say that the SX-64, that I still own, and still WORKS<\/strong><\/em><\/span>, is the fastest computer ever built! EVER! Well, EVER .. for startup!<\/p>\n

I will prove it too! BUT in a future post about how fast computers are! You will have to stay tuned for that!<\/p>\n

Okay,  so Google is your friend and I will display a few offerings when I searched for “compare commodore 64 with new mac<\/a><\/strong><\/span>“.<\/p>\n

SX-64 vs iMac (Apples vs Oranges!)<\/h2>\n
\n<\/span>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
INSTALLED<\/th>SX-64
\n\"\"<\/th>		iMac
\n\"\"<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
RAM<\/td>64K<\/td>Up to
\n32GB 2666MHz DDR4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
STORAGE<\/td>HAHA!<\/td>1TB SSD<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SCREEN<\/td>4\"<\/td>21.5\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
MOUSE<\/td>Joystick!<\/td>Wireless<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
WIRELESS<\/td>HAHA x 2!<\/td>Oh, yeah!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
INTERNET<\/td>HAHA x \u267e<\/td>Can't live without it...<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PROCESSOR & SPEED<\/td>MOS Technology 6510 @ 1.02 MHz (NTSC version) @ 0.985 MHz (PAL version)<\/td>3.0GHz 6-core 8th-generation Intel Core i5 processor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Operating System<\/td>\tCommodore KERNAL Commodore BASIC 2.0<\/td>macOS 11 Big Sur<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

And that is about it! Definitely .. Apples and Oranges<\/del> <\/em><\/strong><\/span>Commodores!<\/p>\n

Yes, a bit cheeky, but just think about how much technology has not only changed, but IMPROVED! Look below for a comparison between a mobile phone and the computers used to … LAND A MAN ON THE MOON! And don’t be so hasty to dismiss …. older technology!<\/p>\n

Oh, and … learned about inserting a TABLE here too! BONUS! Tables are very curious beasties here at OAC. A bit of fiddling but .. they do work. Just fussy! And I did learn about them! And that will be a future post too!<\/p>\n

Curious Links for 
\nComparing Technologies!<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n
    \n
  1. Did Commodore, more than Apple, contribute to the birth of the personal computer?<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n
  2. \n
    \"C64
                            C64 vs iPhone<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

    The Commodore 64 vs. the iPhone 3G S: The Ultimate Showdown<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n

  3. Your Mobile Phone vs. Apollo 11’s Guidance Computer<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Your Smart Toaster Can\u2019t Hold a Candle to the Apollo Computer<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n
  5. Mac, iPod, iPhone & iPad Specs – EveryMac.com’s Ultimate Mac Comparison<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n
  6. 1984 Apple Macintosh vs today\u2019s Apple iMac: Spec comparison<\/a><\/strong><\/span> (A Little Dated but fun to read!<\/em><\/span>)<\/li>\n
  7. Showdown: Original 1984 Macintosh vs. Today’s Apple iMac<\/a><\/strong><\/span> (A more up to date comparison – still fun to read!<\/em><\/span>)<\/li>\n
  8. Comparison of Macintosh models<\/a><\/strong><\/span> (Need at least ONE Wikipedia Article per post!<\/em><\/span>)<\/li>\n
  9. Systems \u2018Meet the Team\u2019 Open House<\/a><\/strong><\/span> (December 2017 & I set up my old SX-64!<\/em><\/span>)<\/li>\n
  10. Cray-1 v. MacBook Pro<\/a><\/strong><\/span> (A threaded conversation .. but interesting!<\/em><\/span>)<\/li>\n
  11. The 80’s supercomputer that’s sitting in your lap<\/a><\/strong><\/span> (Dated, but so much fun!<\/em><\/span>)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Is a new Mac slower than a Commodore 64? Old 🆚 New<\/h1>\n

    https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=nI3C9yLVsVE<\/a><\/p>\n

    Can an 80s computer beat a new one at Chess? Old 🆚 New<\/h1>\n

    https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qN8AbHpCRF0<\/a><\/p>\n

    Apple 1984 Super Bowl Commercial Introducing Macintosh Computer (HD)<\/h1>\n