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

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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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[-] dragontamer@lemmy.world 23 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Today, you can buy microcontrollers with this much RAM + Flash-ROM for like $5 USD. No joke.

https://www.digikey.com/en/products/detail/renesas-electronics-america-inc/R7FA4E10D2CNE-AA0/15203348

https://www.digikey.com/en/products/detail/microchip-technology/ATSAM4N8BA-MU/4162590

These modern $5 microchips probably have more features people care about too. Also they go like 100MHz on 3V and like 50mA (or less) of current. Or ~150mW of power or so and are therefore suitable to be run off of AA batteries.

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