Nov 17, 2023 #1 Z ZodaEX Supreme [H]ardness Joined Sep 17, 2004 Messages 4,902 How many years back was it when it was still possible to build a PC entirely with components that were made in the U.S.A. ?
How many years back was it when it was still possible to build a PC entirely with components that were made in the U.S.A. ?
Nov 19, 2023 #4 W whateverer [H]ard|Gawd Joined Nov 2, 2016 Messages 1,815 probably early 80sn -before consolidated chip sets on all motherboards /expansion cards first appeared
probably early 80sn -before consolidated chip sets on all motherboards /expansion cards first appeared
Nov 25, 2023 #5 P philb2 [H]ard|Gawd Joined May 26, 2021 Messages 1,856 Until the early 80s floppy disk drives were still made in the US. Same for RAM chips, but the Japanese companies came on strong with 16Kb and then 64 Kb chips.
Until the early 80s floppy disk drives were still made in the US. Same for RAM chips, but the Japanese companies came on strong with 16Kb and then 64 Kb chips.