Subj : Re: Forced registration i To : Geo. From : Gregg Strom/BRYX Int'l Date : Fri Mar 30 2001 11:46 am From: "Gregg Strom/BRYX Int'l" It might have been 1982 -- but no later. It was a Sanyo with two 5-1/4" floppies. B&W only. (Video out.) Sleek-looking "chromed plastic case." MS-DOS. gs "Geo." wrote in message news:3ac5354b@w3.nls.net... > In 1981 there was a $700 computer that could run wordstar? How is that > possible, the floppy drives for my ][ cost me $300 each and the printer was > $600 (I don't remember what I paid for the ][) > > Geo. > > "Gregg Strom/BRYX Int'l" wrote in message > news:3ac5259b@w3.nls.net... > > I ran it on a $699.00 Sanyo. > > > > gs > > > > "Geo." wrote in message news:3ac5225d$1@w3.nls.net... > > > "Tony Ingenoso" wrote in message > > > news:3ac45df7@w3.nls.net... > > > > WordStar was ~$500 (in 1981 dollars too!) and came on a single floppy > > > disk. > > > > > > And how much was the computer you used it on? > > > > > > Geo. > > > > > > > > > > > > --- BBBS/NT v4.00 MP * Origin: Barktopia Gating Project http://HarborWebs.com:8081 (1:379/45) .