[Dr. Sivana]

An upgrade from 64k to 128k was extremely expensive in the early 1980s.

Heck, most folks were still in the 8 bit world back then (Apple II, Atari 800, Commodore VIC-20/64, a bunch of Z-80 CPM boxes like KayPro and Osborne).

I did check an 1983 gamer magazine from England:

RAM PACKS FOR YOUR VIC 20 HARDWARE

32K switchable to 3K, 16K, 24K + hi-res £69.95

16K switchable to 3K f44.95 8K £29.95 3K £19.95

4-slot motherboard £24.95. All slot directly into the back of your Vic 20.

ATARI 400 16K - £129.57 + VAT = £149

ATARI 400 48K - £172.17 +VAT«£198

ATARI 800 48K - £260.00 +VAT = £299

[Bob]

Thanks for the trip down memory lane (sorry).

Yes, RAM really was that expensive as were hard drives. I remember getting my first hard drive for an IBM PC in the mid, possibly late, 1980s -- a full-height 5 1/4" drive. At the time, the 5 meg drive cost about $300 but I opted to spend the extra $200 to get the massive 10 megabyte drive. (And, in those days, the $200 difference was worth a lot more than it is today.)