Those were the days when most people ran crappy old Windows 3.1 or, if they were very lucky and extravagant, a Mac 'doorstop' (as we used to call the little towers). A monitor that could do 1280x1024 pixel resolution cost over $1000. One that could do 1600x1200 cost $2500 & required you to reinforce your desk to be able to hold it up. The graphics cards (Matrox were a market leader back then) came with a few MB of RAM & you bought a separate CreativeLogic sound card to get more than squawks.