>From the eChalk list. Harder to make comparisions across this time span but interesting to see changes in other ways such as weight and graphics. Not much movement beyond the 32 bit OS barrier .. yet. :-P<br><br>What for 2020 folks? ... will we be seeing 3D?<br>
<br>Regards Roland<br>
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Was mooching about the web the other when I saw this comparison at Ars
Technica. I think I find the graphical capabilities the starkest
contrast personally.<br>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">2000</span><br>
iMac<br>
Operating System - Mac OS 9.0.4<br>
Processor - 500 MHz PowerPC G3 CPU, 128MB Memory<br>
Graphics - ATI Rage 128 Pro, 8MB of memory (8 million triangles)<br>
Screen - 786K pixels<br>
Data Transfer Speeds - 1.3-12.5 MB/s (DVD-ROM-1/100 Ethernet)<br>
Storage - 30GB Hard Drive<br>
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Dimensions - 15.0 x 15.0 x 17.1
inches<br>
Weight - 34.7 pounds</span><br>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">2010</span><br>
iPhone 4<br>
Operating System - iOS 4.0<br>
Processor - 1 Ghz ARM A4 CPU, 512MB Memory<br>
Graphics - PowerVR SGX 535, uses system memory (28 million triangles)<br>
Screen - 614K pixels<br>
Data Transfer Speeds - .04-20MB/s (3G-WiFi)<br>
Storage - 32GB Flash Drive<br>
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Dimensions - 4.5 x 2.31 x .31 inches<br>
Weight - 4.8 ounces</span><br>
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(from <a href="http://arstechnica.com/civis/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=1114049" target="_blank">http://arstechnica.com/civis/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=1114049</a>)<br>
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</div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Roland Gesthuizen - ICT Coordinator - Westall Secondary College<br><a href="http://www.westallsc.vic.edu.au">http://www.westallsc.vic.edu.au</a><br><br>"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed it is the only thing that ever has." --Margaret Mead<br>