Before we all carried computers in our pockets, there was a "computer room" — a space we set aside for the home's lone PC. Family members would queue up for time with the system, and at night, it might be the hub for all your illicit AIM conversations.
With boxy systems, cabled keyboards and mice, and insanely heavy CRT monitors, these Windows PCs were formidable in size and — compared to today's smartphones — almost quaint in their sub-GHz capabilities.
