Subj : Re: Commodore Computers
To   : Nightfox
From : boraxman
Date : Tue Apr 26 2022 20:44:14

 Ni> 
 Ni> Home computer prices must have gone up a bit.  I remember some prices for
 Ni> computer parts in the 80s, and they were fairly expensive.  And I've
 Ni> seen some old computer ads from the 80s and 90s, and from what I
 Ni> remember, there were times when a home PC could cost anywhere from $1000
 Ni> to $5000 or so.
 Ni> 
 Ni> And specifically regarding RAM, I rememer up until 1994, RAM could cost
 Ni> about $100 per megabyte.  Computer prices have gone down quite a bit
 Ni> since then.
 Ni> 
 Ni> Nightfox

The Vic 20 was about $500-$700 in 1982, the Commodore 64 between $500-600 a couple of years later.  By about the year 1999-2000, I had bought a C64 or two, for $2 each.  A Vic 20 for $5!


My uncle bought an Amstrad 386 in 1990 or early 1991, with 4M RAM (which was a lot at the time) for about $4,000 AUD.

By the end of 1993, my school friends had built their own 386 machines for about $1,500.  Still expensive by todays standards.

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