I'm Getting Old

[bjarvis]

About 15 years ago, I spent something like $5k CDN to purchase a 32 MB VME memory board --about 18 inches on each side-- for a Sun 4/280.

Today at Staples, there was a bin at the checkout counter of 64 MB flash memory USB fobs for $7.60 each. At first glance, I mistook them for candy.

Gad.

Comments

[pklexton.livejournal.com]

Reminds me of a less techie but poignant experience of my own reminding me of the passage of time. I'm in line at the supermarket, and the guy in front of me (who I took to be optimistically five or so years younger than me) gets carded. I am buying booze as well, but rather than getting carded, I get asked whether I need any assistance to the parking lot.

The sad thing is, this happened almost 10 years ago. I've been asked a lot of times in between about that assistance. I tell myself it's because they're required to ask.

That is, right after I put my teeth back in and wipe the drool off my chin.

[bjarvis.livejournal.com]

I am buying booze as well, but rather than getting carded, I get asked whether I need any assistance to the parking lot.

Ow. Next time, whack 'em with your walker. :-)