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In case you're curious, the Inflation Calculator [1] reports that $135 in 1982 dollars is $289 in 2006 dollars. That's the C64 production cost, not a retail pr
by mechanical_fish 19y ago
In case you're curious, the Inflation Calculator [1] reports that $135 in 1982 dollars is $289 in 2006 dollars.
That's the C64 production cost, not a retail price. The MSRP of the Commodore 64 was $595 in 1982 ($1272.61 in 2006 dollars).
[1] http://www.westegg.com/inflation/ http://www.westegg.com/inflation/
- mynameishere 19y agoBy the way, everyone, I'm quite aware of how inflation works. The point is: The C64 was roughly as good as any home computer of the day. The OLPC is bottom of the heap, and I can pick up a used computer for 20 dollars that would shred it.