Fast forward to today, and the tech landscape has gone through a full-blown revolution:
- CPUs & GPUs: From dual-core bragging rights to CPUs with dozens of cores and GPUs that power AI, gaming, and even self-driving cars.
- Storage: 80 GB hard drives? Cute. Now we’re rocking multi-terabyte SSDs that load games before you blink.
- Graphics: Real-time ray tracing. Back then, it was Pixar magic—now it’s in your living room.
- AI: What was sci-fi is now everyday life. Voice assistants, image recognition, and yes—AI that can write, code, and troubleshoot.
- Networking: Gigabit internet, Wi-Fi 6, and fiber optics have made dial-up look like smoke signals.
- Security: From simple antivirus to zero-trust, MFA, and quantum-resistant encryption.
- And gaming? From pixelated nostalgia to photorealistic worlds, VR, and cloud gaming. Oh, and Linux on the desktop? Still a meme… but closer than ever.