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Cost of a 128KB computer with floppies in 1985 (sopuli.xyz)
submitted 2 years ago by [email protected] to c/technology
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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] 1 points 2 years ago

I used 3 of those. That Compaq was about as “portable” as a suitcase stuffed with a corpse. Great machine though when you needed it!

I miss the green and black screen though.

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