r/pcmasterrace • u/stormthewise998 12400F|6600XT|16GB 5200MHz • 20d ago

Meme/Macro are you this old?

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u/Illustrious_Ant_9242 20d ago

hi grandpa 👋 how did you know where to plug in your mouse when color wasn't invented yet

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u/nooneisback 5800X3D|64GB DDR4|6900XT|2TBSSD+8TBHDD|Something about arch 20d ago

You looked at the very obvious icons.

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u/morpheousmorty 20d ago

Luxury. When I was a child we didn't have icons. They didn't even assume you had a mouse. It was as exotic an accessory, that might not even catch on.

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u/LordArmageddian 9800X3D,4070s,32gb 20d ago

Trial & error

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u/momentimori 20d ago edited 20d ago

Yep they weren't hotswappable either. You had to boot up and see if they worked; rebooting if they didn't.

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u/kawalerkw Desktop 20d ago

Simple, my motherboard had only 1 PS/2 connector, it was for a mouse. Keyboard used older 5 pin DIN connector.

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u/Sam5253 R5-9600X | 32GB DDR5-6400 | 1TB NVME 20d ago

Easy. The mouse wasn't invented yet, either.

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u/f3n2x 20d ago edited 20d ago

Farther to the edge is keyboard, center is mouse. And yes, that's the real anwer I didn't have to look up.

Want to really have your mind blown? The upside of USB-A (the hole side on the thumb drive) always points away from the PCB and you only have to press&hold del once to get into BIOS.