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> The average business would probably just suffer on a PC with DOS and Lotus 123 or something. 386 PCs were going for $3500+ in 1990.
by kevin_thibedeau 4y ago
> The average business would probably just suffer on a PC with DOS and Lotus 123 or something.
386 PCs were going for $3500+ in 1990.
- mixmastamyk 4y ago386 was five years old by that point, though you can spend as a much as you wanted of course. But a 386 and graphics are not needed to do what I mentioned.
- kevin_thibedeau 4y agoPrices didn't fall that quickly. 386s were premium until the 486 came along and $3500 is still a drop from the introductory pricing where they went for $5000. The 386 was an export controlled supercomputer and the market reflected that early on. 286's were the mid grade with 8086 still available for budget PCs.