I remember looking longingly at thick color catalogs of computers I could never afford. Like $4999 for a mid-priced Wang PC compatible. In the 1980s. A lot o

I remember looking longingly at thick color catalogs of computers I could never afford. Like $4999 for a mid-priced Wang PC compatible. In the 1980s. A lot of money back then. An unimaginable amount for a poor, inner-city kid growing up during that time. It convinced my parent to buy a C64, as they must have felt sorry for me.