High-End PC last 20 years?

[raxor30]

If you purchased a computer RIGHT NOW with all the most high end parts available, 20 years fom now do you think those parts would be the minumum requirements? This is part of a massive discussion between 2 computer nerds. I insist I'm right that it would last 20 years. He says no. Who's right?

 

[rgd1101]

No.

 

[eagle132]

First of all the parts shouldn't even physically last that long. Second, technology 20 years ago from today is completely useless. The speed of tech improvements hasn't slowed much.

That's a big no, it would be way way way outdated, and most likely non-functional anyway.

 

[raxor30]

functionality does not matter, these parts would have infinite life per say.

 

[kanoobie]

What software would you be running in 20 years?
Would you want to use a computer from 1992 (with Windows 3.1?) today?

A computer is a tool, so if 20 years from now you want to do a simple task like word processing or run a classic console emulator (PS3 & xbox360), then yes that should be possible if the parts last that long.

 

[Wolfshadw]

Your friend is correct. 20 years ago, I was rocking an AST 486DX2-50; as in it was running a 50Mhz processor. I had installed the maximum 8 MEG of RAM. Even if it were functional today, there is nothing I could run on that system except what was available back then.

There is no way a 20 year old system would meed the minimum requirements for anything available at that time.

-Wolf sends

 

[Max Collodi]

I would have to say no. 20 years is an eternity in the technological timeline.

 

[TheBigTroll]

if it was like 10 years then it would still work. my dad had a first gen athlon with like 64mb or 128mb of ram. still works but slowwwwww

 

[TheBigTroll]

if you buy a server class computer like dual xeons, it will run fine in the future

 

[doron]

Probably won't be "enough" for anything but the most simple tasks. No one is a fortune teller though