It cost about $1500 in today's money. Not-rich families would buy one for their kids, but it was a nontrivial expense to them. My first computer was a TI-99/4A

It cost about $1500 in today's money. Not-rich families would buy one for their kids, but it was a nontrivial expense to them. My first computer was a TI-99/4A at about half that, and I was grateful.