Subj : Re: First Computer
To   : MIKE POWELL
From : Nightfox
Date : Thu Sep 19 2024 15:27:20

  Re: Re: First Computer
  By: MIKE POWELL to KIRKSPRAGG on Thu Sep 19 2024 08:02 am

 MP> I wonder how the PS/1 compared in price to similarly speced clone
 MP> machines?

 MP> Initially I am not sure but when I got my first 8088-XT clone in late
 MP> 1987, the clones were very much cheaper *and* easier to add components to.

I was just watching a video on YouTube last night about why the Tandy 1000 was so popular and successful when it was released in 1984.  It was very IBM-compatible and worked with standard parts, and it competed against IBM-compatible home computers, and was also marketed as a business PC alternative to IBM's own PCs. Also, even at $1200 in 1984 dollars, it was still cheaper than the alternatives.

Nightfox
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