MY FIRST EXPERIENCE WITH A PC WAS IN HIGHSCHOOL WITH EXTREMELY ANTIQUATED EQUIPMENT IN '93. WE HAD MOSTLY XT 8086'S WITH 640k RAM AND 30 MB HARD DRIVES. WE HAD ONE AT 286 WITH A WHOLE 1M OF RAM, AND A 40 MB HARD DRIVE. NOW, AT WORK, I'M USING A 1.5 GHZ P4 WITH 512 MB RAM, AND A 60 GB HARD DRIVE--AND IT'S STARTING TO BE BEHIND THE TIMES TOO.