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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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[–] espentan@lemmy.world 24 points 1 year ago

Two years later you could get an Amiga 500, with 512KB for £499. They were such a deal when they arrived. I bought a 20MB hard drive, an extra 512KB of RAM, a second floppy drive and a monitor. If I recall correctly that set me back around £1400.