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		vjeux on Aug 11, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Art of Assembly Language Programming Some funny quote showing it is dated :) "If a program requires 1.5 megabytes, it will not fit on a 1.44 Mbyte floppy. Likewise, if an application requires 2 megabytes RAM, the user will have to install an extra megabyte if there is only one available in the machine. Even on big machines with 32 or more megabytes, writing gigantic applications isn't excusable."

Deestan on Aug 12, 2011 [–]

Double the numbers, substitute "mega" with "giga" and "floppy" with "usb stick" and it's up to date again. :)

wccrawford on Aug 12, 2011 | [–]

For a short while, anyhow.

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