26 Jun
2007
26 Jun
'07
8:25 a.m.
On 25/06/07, Fred Cisin <cisin at xenosoft.com> wrote:
I remember one time in the ealry 1980s checking into
exchange rates,
particularly dollar/yen for Epson HC20, RC20, etc. At that time, a USD
was about 300 yen, and there were IIRC 2.85 USD per British Pound. It
sounds like Timex was giving us an exceptional deal, relative to Sinclair
in the UK.
Yup.
ISTR a base price for Apple around $1200 USD
I was running a successful business at the time, so my funds for following
up that particular fantasy were substantially better than when I was a
kid.
But AIUI they were popular home computers in the US?
Well, there does seem to have been some game-playing
with prices in other
markets. The TRS80 was $599 in the USA, but $399 without monitor and tape
recorder.
Were ALL micros cheaper in the US than in the UK?
Well, the way it worked from when I was in my teens (mid-1980s) until
fairly recently was, to convert a US price to a UK one, take off the $
sign and replace it with a ? sign. It still happens today.
E.g.
Windows Vista Premium
Amazon.com: US$219
Amazon.co.uk: UK?179
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