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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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[–] twistedtxb@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I remember my dad paying $800 for 8 megabytes of RAM.

Shit was expensive back then

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

8 megabytes? I remember upgrading my Apple IIe with a 64k expansion card which allowed for 80 columns of text characters.

It was at least $125.

[–] zerbey@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I was quoted £450 for 16MB in 1993. Approximately double that now with inflation. I was a 15 year old with a part time paper route, no way I'd ever afford that!