16K RAM was 300 bucks in 1977

From: Matt Pritchard <MPritchard_at_EnsembleStudios.com>
Date: Tue Oct 13 10:27:41 1998

What's important to note is how much $200, $300, or $2600 in 1977 would buy
us today. Factoring in inflation, what would that be equivalent to today?

-Matt Pritchard
Graphics Engine and Optimization Specialist
MS Age of Empires & Age of Empires ][

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Phil Clayton [SMTP:handyman_at_sprintmail.com]
> Sent: Monday, October 12, 1998 10:41 AM
> To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
> Subject: 16K RAM was 300 bucks in 1977
>
>
> In 1980 I moved into a Commodore Pet with a single IEEE Floppy drive, this
> was like heaven, A
> nice clear green 9 inch monochrome monitor, no more cassette tapes, 32K
> RAM, what more could a
> person want.. Well OK, add a Printer another $700.00, and a 300 baud modem
> $200.00.. And at
> about $2600.00 I had a dream machine.. Phil...
>
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