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Cost of a 128KB computer with floppies in 1985 (sopuli.xyz)
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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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[-] zerbey@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

I was quoted £450 for 16MB in 1993. Approximately double that now with inflation. I was a 15 year old with a part time paper route, no way I'd ever afford that!

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