1983 Micro prices (was Re: The Origins of DOS)

On 1/11/06 09:00, "Stan Barr" <stanb at dial.pipex.com> wrote: Well, like I've already said I was quoting from a magazine myself, but further reading on its IBM PC page reveals this (again, correctness may be or may be not present): "So here it is at last, the system from the world's largest computer manufacturer. Not surprisingly, their PC has already spawned a host of look-alikes. At ?2390 it isn't quite the most expensive PC around but it isn't that far off either. Anyway, it is probably the most prestigious in many people's eyes. Officially, the IBM PC was launched in January 1983 but, as many of you will know, several 60hz 110v versions have been supplied via the 'back door' for at least the last 12 months." Caveat emptor :) -- Adrian/Witchy Binary Dinosaurs creator/curator Www.binarydinosaurs.co.uk - the UK's biggest private home computer collection?