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Bearing in mind that the price of the keyboard was probably included in the price of the "computer" back in the day and may have been masked, does $355 seem hig
by AdmiralAsshat 5y ago
Bearing in mind that the price of the keyboard was probably included in the price of the "computer" back in the day and may have been masked, does $355 seem high to anyone else? What was the cost of a Model M/Model F back in its heyday, adjusted for inflation?
- bombcar 5y agohttps://www.modelfkeyboards.com/misconceptions-about-the-model-f-keyboard-what-initially-scares-many-people-away/ https://www.modelfkeyboards.com/misconceptions-about-the-mod... > The original Model F F77 keyboard sold for $925 adjusted for inflation, according to the January 1984 IBM Hardware Price List ($375 in 1984 dollars). New ones are less than half the original cost. Metal construction, extremely tight tolerances (a number of factories today could not meet IBM’s 1980s tolerances and we had to start over on a number of components-keys, springs), high price of zinc. Should last for decades. Replacement electronics (xwhatsit controller) PCB design, firmware and GUI software are all open source so can keep using your Model F even if the electronics fail. Alternative controller design (CommonSense controller by DMA) also proven working (in case chip of the xwhatsit controller is no longer available). The Model F Keyboard is fully and easily disassembled and repairable unlike the Model M and other keyboards.
- banana_giraffe 5y agoThe original price of the 5150 was $1565, which included a monitor and keyboard. Was 23% of that price really for the keyboard?
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