Comments on: PC Corner, 7384 Two Notch Road: early 2012

By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 20:31:41 +0000

Andrew: Yep, I had Windows 3.1 at the time, and it ran fine on 4MB of RAM, but was terrible at multitasking DOS programs (I ran a BBS at the time in the background). OS/2 was much better at managing it. When Windows 95 came out, I switched back, however.

By: ted

ted — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 06:53:28 +0000

As I recall it, OS/2 was originally a Microsoft&IBM project to take full advantage of the Intel 80286 hardware which Windows 3.1 did not do (being basically a visual shell on top of DOS). Unfortunately, Microsoft pulled out and while IBM got a good system eventually, the 286 hardware was so strange that even a good system couldn't do too much with it, and by the time IBM got OS/2 Warp running well on 386+ systems, Microsoft had eaten their lunch with Windows-95 (in spite of the fact that *it* was still just a shell on top of DOS). OS/2 is one of the great "what if"s of computer history. It did get taken up to some extent for embedded systems. I recall going to the BOA ATM in the Five Points Food Lion parking lot once right after a severe thunderstorm. I watched the ATM reboot, and it was OS/2...

By: Andrew

Andrew — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 01:15:21 +0000

It sounds like you are talking about the time that Windows 3.1 came out (I vaguely remember that system as I was in Elementary School at the time)

By: Dave

Dave — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 20:36:31 +0000

Terry, I also bought 4MB of RAM from there back in the early 90's, upgrading from 4MB of RAM to 8MB so I could run OS/2!

By: Terry

Terry — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 16:19:35 +0000

I upgraded a system there one time with 4 MB of RAM at $35/MB. I saw an ad this week from Best Buy for 8GB of internal RAM for $41.99.

By: Jake

Jake — Sun, 22 Jul 2012 19:23:38 +0000

I use to help out at PC Corner when I was in HS (they were next to Office Max behind Columbia Mall). Saad and Mike were the most friendliest guys you would ever want to meet! I bought every part I could imagine for all my computer stuff.

They had no competition really. I love the comfort of needing a part and they were there for you. Now ONCE AGAIN Columbia NE area, we have nothing. I do not recommend Geek Squad not even to take out your trash.

There is a nice place further down two notch, iDavid Computers. They have a very friendly staff and their turn around time is fast. They just do not house parts like PC Corner did.

By: Miz T

Miz T — Mon, 21 May 2012 17:23:43 +0000

I've noticed they have a sign for Carolina Leather, but there is no Carolina Leather shop there. Odd.

By: Terry

Terry — Mon, 14 May 2012 15:37:34 +0000

Peter, that account has been closed for over a decade. Good luck.

By: Peter

Peter — Mon, 14 May 2012 14:24:16 +0000

LOL @ the check number being blocked out. I'm gonna go get me into some fraud with NBSC Check number 3050 or is it 3650? Oh shoot nevermind I can't commit the fraud I planned.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Sun, 13 May 2012 16:22:46 +0000

I forgot to mention that PC Corner was orginally in Capitol Centre behind Coumbia Place Mall and moved here a few years back.