Computer Shopping in the ‘90s

Dave Allen
Internet Zillionaire
1 min readFeb 19, 2016

Phrases overheard when computer shopping in the 1990s:

  • Get the cool beige one!
  • Make sure it can boot into MS-DOS.
  • Floppy or hard?
  • Bring friends. One to carry the monitor. Another to carry the CPU. Third to carry the cables to connect the two.
  • Comes with the entire catalogue of recorded music aka has CD burner and Napster installed.
  • Free mousepad.

Originally published at Internet Zillionaire.

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Dave Allen
Internet Zillionaire

Web designer turned product designer. Writer and pinball enthusiast. Occasional snorkeler.