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Re: Age average
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lugnet.off-topic.fun
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Tue, 16 Nov 1999 20:57:04 GMT
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In lugnet.people, Eric Kingsley writes:
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> > > I also remember when if you asked someone if there would ever be a PC in
> > > your home they would have locked you up in a mental institution.
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> > Commodores, Amstrads, Spectrums and the like were available at the end of
> > 1970's (1979?), weren't they?
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> Yes and we had one of the first Apple II+ computers around 1978 or 1979 I • think
> (not to clear as far as the date). We thought it was the best thing ever. It
> had 2 5-1/2 inch floppy drives and that was it.
As I recall, I went in to buy my Apple ][ (not II) in 1979, but the ][+ had
just come out that month. It's horrifying to think I have had a computer of
some sort for 20 years. The Commodore PET was available, TRaSh 80, Sol 20 and
the Exidy Sorceror. Thankfully, I picked the one that lasted longest
(including the TI and Atari that were soon to follow).
> About 2 years latter we upgraded it to have a 10 meg hard drive. I clearly
> remembering saying "How could you ever use up 10 Meg's!!" :). I also remember
> my father saying that it was very expensive like around $5,000 or more.
> Needless to say computers were not commonplace in homes until probably the • late
> '80s or early '90s when hardware prices started to fall.
Floppies? Hard Drives? Can we say tape drive? I thought the world was lifted
from my shoulders after I saved enough to buy a floppy ($500).
Bruce
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