The Dick Smith System 80, as sold to New Zealanders

Toby Thain toby at telegraphics.com.au
Mon Dec 26 09:09:26 CST 2016


On 2016-12-26 10:49 AM, Geoff Oltmans wrote:
> Those are some eye watering prices for sure. What was the average household income at that time?
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>

Best guess I could make in 10 minutes of googling was $150-$200 average 
wage per week in 1981 ($7800-10400/year) based on $157/week in 1979.

https://nzhistory.govt.nz/culture/the-1970s/overview

--Toby



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