It's pretty sad that modern generation has no idea that back in the days tech was cool, and “enthusiasts” were those who discussed chip architecture and texture sampling, not some video personalities discussing the color of old plastic. Well, consumerist approach have always beaten the specialist dedication.
http://www.thg.ru/graphic/19980227/onepage.html
http://www.thg.ru/graphic/1997.html
http://www.thg.ru/graphic/1998.html
etc.
It's pretty sad that modern generation has no idea that back in the days tech was cool, and “enthusiasts” were those who discussed chip architecture and texture sampling, not some video personalities discussing the color of old plastic. Well, consumerist approach have always beaten the specialist dedication.
https://www.anandtech.com/print/854/
http://web.archive.org/web/20071213131847/http://www.xbitlab...
http://web.archive.org/web/20040804115729/http://www.xbitlab...
http://web.archive.org/web/20080104000403/http://www.ixbt.co...
http://web.archive.org/web/20071229163953/http://www.ixbt.co...