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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 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

I don't know about resource intensive, today you need a frigging powerplant to feed a decent PC. At least the 286 and onwards didn't consume that much right?

Edit: It was not about running costs but the resources to Build them, and that's true for sure! Sorry!

[–] astropenguin5@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think they mean resource intensive as in it literally took more physical material to build them, which costs more.

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

Ah okay, that's totally true.

[–] squaresinger@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Resource intensive to make. If you have a PC that consists of 20kg steel and other materials, that's gonna add to the price.