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How much would you pay for a PC with 128KB RAM, and no hard disk?

In today's money (inflation adjusted)

This an ad from Personal Computer World (UK) from 1985

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[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (4 children)

It's crazy how Computers have changed over the years !

I guess people who have used PC's from the old era would be able to appreciate the current Computers in a completely different level.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

The old computers from my childhood still boots faster than any modern OS ๐Ÿ˜Ž

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[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

Those are antiques now so the might cost a lot as well

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Was Olivetti any good at that time?

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