Some E Waste FYI

For CD: As i understand it there was a growth in computer technology. At first there were the single core processors and the pressure was on the manufacturers to keep coming out with faster and faster processors. The main problem was that the faster the processor the more heat it generated and the more energy it required to run it. There came a point where they hit a brick wall. They had to go to extreme lengths to keep the darn things cool.

The solution to the problem was to slow them back down and build two processors (dual core) into one unit.

My best guess from the scrap computers that i'm seeing is that dual core became the standard processor they used in towers sometime around 2005 ?

For AGW: I appreciate the insight into what's going on. I'm a dyed in the wool tower guy simply because i feel they are so much better & more durable than things that come in little packages. < gentle laughter > I'm still using a large socket e-machines circa y2k for some of the work in my shop on a regular basis.

It's really going to be a total crap shoot with win 10. It might turn out to be a total dud like Vista or win 8 -or- it might be an XP or Win 7. Microsoft's performance has been uneven. Then there's the whole question of it becoming a subscription service and if that's going to fly.

On the one hand the buying public is fascinated with bright and shiny new features but on the other hand at what point does it become so complicated that people become helplessly confused by it all. Something as simple as removing the start feature on win 8 really annoyed folks. ( Supposedly it's back for 10 ? )

I dunno.