Article about collecting in Antique Trader. - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

30 Jun 1999

SNIP....

...
 Other than the Timex/Sinclairs, what's the cheapest
machine which was 
available in 1982 that I could have used to learn BASIC and assembler and 
machine code -- at home?

I bought my first computer (a TI 99/4A) in 1981.

I am almost certain that the price for the console package at that time was $99.

The Ed/asm was an available option for an extra charge.