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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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[–] Loulou@lemmy.mindoki.com 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Hey ZX-81 gang here!

999SKR (Swedish crowns) guess it was like 100$ and it gave you a 1KB 1Mhz computer :-) around 400SKR more for an expansion card with a whopping 16KB...

Went the C64 way but damn that Spectrum was sexy back in the day.

[–] Magister@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

ZX81 here too! Bought 500FF in 1981 iirc, in kit.

[–] Loulou@lemmy.mindoki.com 3 points 1 year ago

Clavier membrane team !

[–] Loulou@lemmy.mindoki.com 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

BTW did you solder it yourself?

[–] Magister@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

My father did, I was 10. But he then teached me a lot of things like soldering, programming in basic and Z80 assembly