Prices of Energize IDE in 1992: Single user: $5425 Five users: $2975 each Ten users: $3250 each A single Energize C++ compiler was slightly more than $1000.

Prices of Energize IDE in 1992: Single user: $5425 Five users: $2975 each Ten users: $3250 each A single Energize C++ compiler was slightly more than $1000. On top of that Energize was a relatively complex piece of software. Probably it would also have been a good idea to have a capable UNIX desktop machine, which even in 1992 wasn't that cheap. The whole thing was aimed at professional C++ programmers in a relatively limited market of 'mission critical applications'.