December Days 2021 #10: Breaking the 100 MHz Barrier

[Welcome to December Days, where I natter on about things organized around a theme (sometimes very loosely), one a day, for 31 days. This year, we're taking a look back at some touchpoints along the way of my journey with computing and computing devices.]

• CPU: Intel i486-compatible chip @ 100 MHz


• Memory: 4 or 8 MB of total RAM


• Graphics: Video Graphics Array (maybe, maybe using the new PCI bus standard), 640x480 to Super Video Graphics Array, 1024x768, Lots of colors


• Sound: Internal Speaker, Sound Blaster-compatible sound card with 3.5" jacks for output speakers and input microphones


• Inputs and Outputs: Keyboard (AT) and mouse (serial), additional serial and parallel port cards for printers of other devices (not attached)


• Storage: 512 MB hard drive, one 3.5" floppy disk drive


• OS: MS-DOS 6.22, Windows 3.1

( A 486, in my room! )