Chrome Tabs Use More RAM

Computing used to feel fast -- everything ran locally, software was mostly in C/C++ and was kept in check by the need to run on all kinds of old hardware. Now any one of my Chrome tabs is using 100x more RAM than a NeXT workstation had in total.

A screenshot of a social media post jokes that modern Chrome tabs consume vastly more memory than an entire NeXT workstation once had. The punchline contrasts efficient old-school computing with bloated modern software and excessive browser memory usage. EN: A screenshot of a social media post jokes that modern Chrome tabs consume vastly more memory than an entire NeXT workstation once had. The punchline contrasts efficient old-school computing with bloated modern software and excessive browser memory usage.

• @gentoomemes / 13181 2024-09-05