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DArtagnan
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I considered buying an IBM PC in 1983, for around $6000. That was without a hard disk drive, probably 128 K RAM and monochrome monitor. If I added a 10 Mb disk ($3000), 512K extra memory (another $3000) and a CGA adapter and monitor, it would probably cost around $15-20000.
I didn't buy it. I also avoided the bare-bones Apple Lisa at $15000. In stead I bought an 8bit Z80 based machine, 100K RAM and 2x200K diskette drives, which set me back $3000.
Well, I was never much into PCs at that time, so I could be wrong.
I started with the ZX81, moving to ZX-Spectrum 48, then C64, then A500, then A1200, and then finally a PC back in ~1993.
I was always a passionate gamer, since my brother introduced me to the concept.
PC didn't become a good platform until the early 90s. I clearly remember Civilization and Wolfenstein being influencial in me making the switch. That was around 1991.
At that time, they'd dropped quite significantly in price - and I bought my first PC - a DX2-486 for around 3200$ or something like that.
So I figure - they couldn't have been THAT more expensive, seeing as how they must have been total crap XT machines or something.
Anything more than 10000$ sounds utterly ridiculous.
Still, I wouldn't be surprised