Seeing as we're all being nostalgic..
I can remember (not so long ago) before Windows 95 was introduced, RAM (SIMM) memory was (on average) £30 a meg. Dependant upon what type of processor you had (386/486) determined how many SIMMS (minimum) you required. If you were lucky enough to have 4meg simms in your system then (by those standards) you had a real flying machine.
At least (dare I say it) that's one thing that Microsoft can actually be credited with and that's driving down the price of RAM (when Windows really 95 took off). Reckon if it wasn't for that, RAM could still be an expensive necessary evil that (even nowadays) can still fluctuate considerably from day to day. The problem is (now) you need loads of memory just to run the latest operating systems let alone any applications.
Funnily enough I recently found some of the old 4 mag SIMMS in my scrap box - now seriously defunct - fond memories..!
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