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Did anybody here buy one of these?
Jun 2, 2022 07:41:48 #
That looks very much like a Kaypro I still have with the same specs. The external monitor shown in the ad wasn't part of the package... the 'puter's green CRT was housed in the case the monitor is sitting on and the keyboard snapped onto it making it a portable. IIRC it was more like $4995 in the late early-mid 80's. One of these days it's going on Ebay.
Jun 2, 2022 07:58:44 #
I had an IBM PC Junior. Big floppy discs that you had to move in and out because there was no hard drive.
Jun 2, 2022 08:16:11 #
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Jun 2, 2022 08:24:28 #
The first desktop computer I bought had a 10 gigabyte hard drive and a co-worker was impressed telling me I'd never run out of hard drive space.
Jun 2, 2022 08:28:33 #
Just Shoot Me wrote:
My first computer, also, Texas Instruments TI-99/4A purchased 1980 for $50 on sale at Thrifty Drugs. I found that cassette recorder a pain to use. My second computer was a Tandy 1000.I had a Texas Instruments computer. My back up hard drive was a cassette recorder. I programed in BASIC.
(Beginners All Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code) Still have some of the programs I wrote on a paper adding machine tape.
(Beginners All Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code) Still have some of the programs I wrote on a paper adding machine tape.
Jun 2, 2022 08:30:29 #
n4jee
Loc: New Bern, NC
Sinclair z80 (cassette tape recorder for storage and TV for monitor)
Radio Shack TRS-80 (Still Cassette, but a real keyboard)
Kaypro (now we're talking, two 5 1/4 inch floppy drives)
MS dos 8080 with 40 MB hard drive (I only wanted 20MB but they were out of them. What would I ever do with 40MB?)
Radio Shack TRS-80 (Still Cassette, but a real keyboard)
Kaypro (now we're talking, two 5 1/4 inch floppy drives)
MS dos 8080 with 40 MB hard drive (I only wanted 20MB but they were out of them. What would I ever do with 40MB?)
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Jun 2, 2022 08:52:05 #
Jim Plogger wrote:
Came across this ad recently.
It lists 3 options. I wonder what the price was fully tricked out!
Jun 2, 2022 09:07:57 #
Cragzop
Loc: NYC
I had done some computer night work for a law office in NYC while I was in grad school. They were time sharing, and it was expensive.
I was offered a position when I graduated. I converted them to a Northstar CP/M system.
18 meg hard drive the footprint was the size of 2 NYC Yellow Pages, and 2 8” floppy disks. 64K of RAM. And a green monitor.
I was offered a position when I graduated. I converted them to a Northstar CP/M system.
18 meg hard drive the footprint was the size of 2 NYC Yellow Pages, and 2 8” floppy disks. 64K of RAM. And a green monitor.
Jun 2, 2022 09:12:08 #
Bridges wrote:
It lists 3 options. I wonder what the price was fully tricked out!
Remember to factor in inflation. There's no date on the ad that I can see, but guessing from the company slogan, it's probably 1977 or so. Factoring in inflation with my trusty iPhone Inflation Calc app, that is the rough equivalent of around $28,000 in 2022 money!
$28,000 today will buy a top shelf computer system, fully loaded with memory, storage, backup storage, a top quality flatbed scanner, a wide format photo quality inkjet printer, cables and tables, monitor and calibration device, and other desirable goodies. There probably would be cash left over to buy your spouse or significant other a consolation prize!
Heck, I bought a new 1977 Toyota Corolla for $3700, and that included the interest on the loan. Try to buy one today, and you'll spend at least $20K, and more likely closer to $25K. That's before financing!
Jun 2, 2022 09:22:49 #
A walk down computer memory lane…. my first in 1983 was a Radio Shack Model 100 laptop with an 8 line 40 character LCD screen and 32kb of memory. Software was loaded and saved via a cassette, later a 3rd party 3 1/2 drive that used 100 kb discs. There was a feature slot on the underside where I installed a plug in that was a word processor and spreadsheet/database. And it had a built in 300 baud Hayes compatible modem. My printer, an Epson GLP 80 character per line dot matrix, which was about the size of the computer. All this for about $2300 through a work program sponsored by my employer. In 1984 or 85, I built a Heathkit Z-151 with an 8088 processor, CGA graphics, 2 360k floppy drives, 640k memory for $1800. Add to that a NEC multi sync monitor and Okidata 92 printer, and I was in hog heaven for another $2700 total. Later, a 20 meg HD and EGA graphics turned me into a super user. Oh…. I forgot the Hayes 1200 baud Smartmodem. And no, they are somewhere out there…..
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Jun 2, 2022 09:50:51 #
My first was a Radio Shack TRS80 with cassette backup. I believe it had a capacity of 26K
And more than one person came to my apartment to see this marvelou new machine!
And more than one person came to my apartment to see this marvelou new machine!
Jun 2, 2022 10:26:53 #
fetzler
Loc: North West PA
I did not have this computer but had another CP/M 80 operating system computer. Just think the hard drive wouldn't even hold 1 raw file!
Jun 2, 2022 10:50:04 #
JRiepe wrote:
The first desktop computer I bought had a 10 gigabyte hard drive and a co-worker was impressed telling me I'd never run out of hard drive space.
I bought an IBM XT without the 10MB drive, preferring to install my own huge 20MB drive.
Jun 2, 2022 11:58:27 #
Jim Plogger wrote:
Came across this ad recently.
I did buy an early version, the Imsai 8080. it came without any permanent storage, monitor, or keyboard. Only DIP switches to enter the binary codes for what two numbers you wanted to deal with and then the binary command. Only later did I acquire a Hazeltine monitor/keyboard combination and a 5-1/4 inch floppy drive. It did work.
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