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Do you not consider the A500 cheap? I believe you they were going for around $600 in late 80’s money, at least in the US. This wasn’t Atari ST cheap but still
by icedchai 6y ago
Do you not consider the A500 cheap? I believe you they were going for around $600 in late 80’s money, at least in the US. This wasn’t Atari ST cheap but still not a bad deal.
- beagle3 6y agoA starter no-brand beige box was always cheaper. And iirc, for a long time you couldn’t get an el-cheapo monochrome monitor for the Amiga - only color or TV, which was ok for the C64-upgraders but not for the PC competition.
- icedchai 6y agoTrue. PC clones were always cheaper. You could use a composite monitor on the A500/2000. It was only in monochrome. I did that for the first couple months I had my A500.
- beagle3 6y agoAround me, they still cost twice as much as a CGA or Hercules (or even dual) monochrome monitor. The starter Amiga cost twice the starter PC until 1993 or so, and by then the war was lost. It was too expensive for a middle class family where I lived.