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Cost of a 128KB computer with floppies in 1985 (sopuli.xyz)

submitted 1 year ago by TrivialBetaState@sopuli.xyz to c/technology@lemmy.world

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How much would you pay for a PC with 128KB RAM, and no hard disk?

In today's money (inflation adjusted)

This an ad from Personal Computer World (UK) from 1985

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[-] Psythik@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Psh, $5700 and they don't even come with a 4090.

Seriously, though, it's no wonder why businesses had most of computers in the 80s; these companies were ripping people the hell off and getting away with it. Nearly $6 grand and you don't even get a hard drive, nor a reasonable amount of RAM. Give me a fucking break.

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