This is the only Indonesian magazine that I have.  I asked one of my best friends from Indonesia to buy it for me in 2001.  I have kept it until now, and most probably I will send it to the recycle center soon.

This friend and me got closer when we studied in college and did a project together.  I went to his hostel while we worked on our project and he showed me some computer magazines.  He is kind and helped me to buy one when he went back to his hometown.  This magazine is not only a magazine, but a memory of friendship.  Every time I dig out this magazine, I will remember him.  Do you think that I should throw this magazine away?

Since some time ago, when I found interesting articles in newspapers or magazines that I wanted to keep, I would use my camera to capture it instead of doing newspaper cutting.  This magazine shows part of the computer history, I will also do some “newspaper capturing” before send it the recycle center.

Before that, lets move our memory 10 years backward. …

This magazine cost 29800 Rupiah, or about RM 10.  It is the October 2001 edition, which is more than 8 years.  At that time CD-ROM 52X could still be found, and the flat monitor is the CRT type and not LCD types.

At that time, Pentium ™ 4, was the latest processor  with socket 478.  Now, it has outdated and hardly find the replacement for its motherboard because it is always out of stocks.

At that time, 256MB of RAM was very commom.  It is a big contrast compared to the new computer system now.  However there are some older computers in 80’s which are even older.  So far I have seen 5 types of RAM from EDO to DDR3.

What is the smallest harddisk drive size you have seen?  I have encountered a 270 MB harddisk drive!!!  Its capacity is smaller than a piece of CD. :O

At that time, DVD writter was not popular and might cost thousands Ringgit Malaysia.  Up to today, I have seen 5 types of optical drive.

1.  CD-ROM (CD:read)
2.  CD-Writter (CD:read/write)
3.  DVD-ROM (CD:read, DVD:read)
4.  Combo Drive (CD:read/write, DVD:read)
5.  DVD Writer (CD:read/write, DVD:read/write)

Now there is a new type of optical drive called “Blue ray”.  I have not owned it yet and it seems that it has yet to get popular.

In any computer magazine, one of the sections that will attract my attention is the benchmarking.  Not only hardware, but it also does comparison on the softwares.

Besides it was rich in “latest” information about computer, I also find that the language sounds interesting.  May be I seldom read in Indonesia.

Last time when I was working in a private company, I spoke Malay with my ex-assistant.  Sometimes I uses the words I learn from this magazine.  I think he laughed at me and we both think that it was funny.

I told him,”It’s time to check the computer and ‘menjinakkan virus‘ (tame the virus)”.

I have learned computer jargon in Malay from other source as well such as book from library.  I remember ‘tetingkap‘ means windows, “pejabat” means Office application, “tetikus” for mouse, “jantung” for processor, “bod ibu” for motherboard etc..  Do not learn these jargons from me because we invented some of them ourselves.  :P

Time flies non stop, I wonder how the computer magazine will look like in the next 10 years.

ps: I invite my best friend from Indonesia (who is not in Indonesia now), and my ex-assistant to read this post.  Let’s share our memories and tell me something that you still remember but I miss out here.