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It sure was. The Lisa originally sold for $10,000 in 1983. The price dropped to about $5k (IIRC) for the Lisa 2 which came out the same day as the original Mac,
by armadsen 9y ago
It sure was. The Lisa originally sold for $10,000 in 1983. The price dropped to about $5k (IIRC) for the Lisa 2 which came out the same day as the original Mac, but that was still very expensive.
128K Mac ($2500) + Lisa 2 ($5000) = $7500 in 1983 (~$18,600 in 2017 dollars).
- adventured 9y agoTo put that into perspective, in the early 1980s the average new car was around $7,000 to $8,000 and the median new home price was ~$75,000 in 1983. It'd be like a personal computer costing $30,000+ today, in relation to those other major purchase items.
- dreamcompiler 9y agoTrue. But the first time I saw a Mac in person, I knew it was going to change the world and I had to develop for it. I spent all my savings on a Lisa and a Mac. It's hard to describe today just how radically impressive that first Mac was.
- GeekyBear 9y agoJeff Han's 2006 Ted Talk featuring a multitouch demo was the only other time I've seen a user interface demo and instantly knew a UI paradigm was going to be a very big deal. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ac0E6deG4AU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ac0E6deG4AU
- GeekyBear 9y agoIn comparison, the Xerox Star was a mere $16,500, which would be a bit more than $40,000 today.
- flyGuyOnTheSly 9y agoJesus, that's as much as I paid for my brand new car recently...