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From wikipedia, the introductory price was: > US$595 (equivalent to $1,596 in 2020) Slightly more than a Pi. I could not afford one back then, particularly wh
by zabzonk 5y ago
From wikipedia, the introductory price was:
> US$595 (equivalent to $1,596 in 2020)
Slightly more than a Pi. I could not afford one back then, particularly when you factored in the floppy disk drive prices.
- tyingq 5y agoThere were some price wars later where the C64 and some other 8 bit PCs became reasonably affordable.
- Narishma 5y agoStill 3 times cheaper than the Apple II.
- gfxgirl 5y agosame as Mac vs Windows today. Cheapest Mac Laptop $999. Cheapest Windows laptop $199, $299? https://www.amazon.com/Laptops-Under-500-Computers-Tablets/s?rh=n%3A565108%2Cp_36%3A2421886011 https://www.amazon.com/Laptops-Under-500-Computers-Tablets/s... posted from a mac
- iratewizard 5y agoWindows does manufacture a few laptops, but most are not Windows machines. They are machines that choose to license Windows for the OS component.
- tbihl 5y agoMicrosoft would be the manufacturer.
- swiley 5y agoI'd liken some of the smaller z80 machines and "trainers" to the raspberry pi. But the reality is nothing quite like the pi existed back then. Computing was significantly more expensive than it is now.
- ekianjo 5y agoit was the most popular computer of its time. you need to compare with how expensive computers were at the time otherwise your figures are meaningless.