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To: Eddie01
An Apple II in 1977 with 48k RAM was $2,638.00.

In adjusted 2007 dollars that $2,638 Apple II computer would cost $9,810... that makes the new $2,799 Mac Pro quite a bargain!

And that Mac IIFX, which sold for $10,970 in 1990, would sell for $17,786 in 2007 dollars.

If the Mac Pro were sold in 1977, its adjusted price (using 2006 dollars) would be $818.12. That is really inexpensive...

21 posted on 01/08/2008 8:18:08 PM PST by Swordmaker (We can fix this, but you're gonna need a butter knife, a roll of duct tape, and a car battery.)
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To: Swordmaker
If the Mac Pro were sold in 1977, its adjusted price (using 2006 dollars) would be $818.12. That is really inexpensive...
I'm thinking it would cost a few hundred thousand, be the size of a small apartmenrt, and be used by the government as a supercomputer.
22 posted on 01/08/2008 8:33:26 PM PST by rmlew (Huckabee flip flops so much it makes Romney cringe)
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To: Swordmaker

I still have a IIfx with an 80mb hard drive, 128mb of RAM and an 8*24GC video card.

It still runs AU/X and is in occasional use. :D


26 posted on 01/08/2008 9:12:38 PM PST by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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To: Swordmaker

Interesting. Thanks for going to extra freeper mile on perspective.


40 posted on 01/09/2008 2:26:18 PM PST by Eddie01 (Freepers don't let Freepers get spun)
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