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Turbo C went for <$100 new when I bought it around 1987. Admittedly I only ever shelled out for a handful of programs in those days (of which that one was total
by abecedarius 5y ago
Turbo C went for <$100 new when I bought it around 1987. Admittedly I only ever shelled out for a handful of programs in those days (of which that one was totally worth it), and of course people's resources vary.
- jefftk 5y agoWhich is "<$240" in 2021 dollars
- II2II 5y agoI convinced my family to sign some papers so I could get a "real job" around the age of 12, working at my middle school, and doing computer repair for complete strangers as a teen just to save up for software. That included Borland C++, which cost considerably more than Turbo C++. As an added benefit, my family knew that I was keeping out of trouble. There's not much trouble you can get into when you're going to school, working, or sitting in front of a computer (at least in the pre-online era).
- abecedarius 5y agoSure. A good C compiler for free was a real advance. But in the 80s a parent didn't need to be unusually clueful to guess that for a kid wanting Turbo C, it'd be a good bet as an investment in their future -- not like a kid's phone or tablet now.
- darig 5y agoCorel got a chunk of my money back then too