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Old 05-12-2016, 05:52 AM   #16
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Originally Posted by Habitual View Post
1985 called...
$7K in 1985 would get you one of these: http://www.computinghistory.org.uk/d...7/apricot-f10/

What's worse is that I was writing software (in MS BASIC) on these when they were new!

They were really nice machines, I remember being impressed with the keyboard and trackball being infra-red.
 
Old 05-12-2016, 06:26 AM   #17
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These days I always buy reconditioned computers. That has several advantages:
  • Less impact on the environment since I am 'recycling' hardware
  • No 'Microsoft tax' since an operating system pre installed is an option (and costs extra)
  • Since the machines are a couple of years old, most drivers will be in the kernel
  • And finally, it's cheap!

But, the most expensive computer I ever bought was probably this.
 
  


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