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How much would you pay for a PC with 128KB RAM, and no hard disk?

In today's money (inflation adjusted)

This an ad from Personal Computer World (UK) from 1985

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Those are antiques now so the might cost a lot as well

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (4 children)

It's crazy how Computers have changed over the years !

I guess people who have used PC's from the old era would be able to appreciate the current Computers in a completely different level.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

The old computers from my childhood still boots faster than any modern OS 😎

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Was Olivetti any good at that time?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Psh, $5700 and they don't even come with a 4090.

Seriously, though, it's no wonder why businesses had most of computers in the 80s; these companies were ripping people the hell off and getting away with it. Nearly $6 grand and you don't even get a hard drive, nor a reasonable amount of RAM. Give me a fucking break.

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