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Old computer catalog
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Anonymous Freak
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heh. Yeah, I recall that my dad paid $500 to upgrade from 512 KB to 640 KB RAM in our first PC, and another $500 to get the CGA video instead of monochrome.
Later, I recall my own astonishment when storage dropped below $1 per Megabyte. I bought a 540 MB hard drive for $520 for my 486. Just astounding.
Later, I recall my own astonishment when storage dropped below $1 per Megabyte. I bought a 540 MB hard drive for $520 for my 486. Just astounding.
WorkgroupServer
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yeah... I remember when our office got their first computers...black and white boxes with Dual 8" floppy drives, no hard drives, a green monitor, and a keyboard that weighed 10 pounds 
Times have sure changed!
Times have sure changed!
Scott Baret
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I found an old Yellow Pages from 1984 and there's a computer store in there that has a drawing of a Lisa on there and says it's an "official Lisa dealer".
quinterro
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My first PC was a Tandy 1000EX with 256K connected to a Commodore 1084S monitor.
You could add one proprietary card to it. To be able to add two cards, an expansion card could be added for $150. This also added 128k RAM to it as well. There were sockets for another 256k RAM for another $150.
Other fun cards I bought for the computer. These are specific to the 1000EX:
300kbps internal modem - $19. It was old and slow back then too.
Serial card - $100
1200kbps internal modem - $100
External 720k floppy drive - $149
Never bought a hard drive for it - they were external only and were $500+ for 40MB.
You could add one proprietary card to it. To be able to add two cards, an expansion card could be added for $150. This also added 128k RAM to it as well. There were sockets for another 256k RAM for another $150.
Other fun cards I bought for the computer. These are specific to the 1000EX:
300kbps internal modem - $19. It was old and slow back then too.
Serial card - $100
1200kbps internal modem - $100
External 720k floppy drive - $149
Never bought a hard drive for it - they were external only and were $500+ for 40MB.
4seasonphoto
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I actually paid $1000+ for a 100 megabyte Rodime hard drive (what a POS that was). I had no fear of spending in those days. Trouble is, I was just charging it all.
Scott Baret
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Haha, Rodime drives...I remember those. They seemed to fail within two years of purchase.
Anyone remember a drive company called Jasmine? Same story. I think they may have used Rodime mechanisms.
Anyone remember a drive company called Jasmine? Same story. I think they may have used Rodime mechanisms.
Scott Baret
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I believe they were around only in the late 1980s. The second edition of Macintosh Bible raved about them but the third one said that the company was filing for bankruptcy. Bible #2 came out around 1989 and #3 in 1990-1991, and since they were Mac-related they couldn't have come along any earlier than 1984, probably more like 1986 if they entered the SCSI market.
Also, on the old computer catalog subject, I got some Mac Warehouse "best of" lists in the copy of Print Shop I got today in the mail. These were circa 1993.
Also, on the old computer catalog subject, I got some Mac Warehouse "best of" lists in the copy of Print Shop I got today in the mail. These were circa 1993.
