Ethan Dicks wrote:
For comparison, a "standard package" color
IBM PC/AT (5170) w/dot
matrix printer and hard disk (larger than the Pro, admittedly) was $5K
at launch in 1985, IIRC.
And a PC/AT compatible could be had for less than $3k at MicroCenter in
that time frame. I remember taking my parents to Columbus and convincing
them I needed it for school. I still have the chassis and the monitor,
but the motherboard gave up the ghost when I started doing ISA hardware
hacking.
-ethan
-chuck