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In 1980 it cost $6,000 to get a computer with 64K memory and 512K storage. That's roughly $15,000 in today's dollars! Another thing that I've always found inter
by taylodl 4y ago
In 1980 it cost $6,000 to get a computer with 64K memory and 512K storage. That's roughly $15,000 in today's dollars! Another thing that I've always found interesting is Apple tends to keep their computers in the $1,500-$3,000 range, going back to the Apple II. Today for that money (which is actually less than half the value) you're getting undreamed-of processing power, portability, memory and storage. It's been amazing watching this industry over the past 45 years.
But the 80's were truly special - that's when computers went mainstream, Big Tech didn't yet exist, and every manufacturer had slightly different ideas on what computers should be doing.