🚀 go-pugleaf

=======================================================================
PC Notes #93               09/21/92           copr. 1992, Dave Williams
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
 BIX: 'dave2'      CIS: 72571,3542        dave.williams@chaos.lrk.ar.us
              The Courts of Chaos BBS, (501)985-0059
=======================================================================

 How about a real blast from the past?

 I found a July 1981 issue of "Kilobaud Magazine" when cleaning out my
library.  Here are some goodies:

 Intertect CompuStar 8-inch hard drive, 10Mb, for SuperBrain CP/M box:
"less than $2500."

 Atari 400 with 16K RAM: $359,  800 w/48K RAM $789  (uses cassette tape
and TV set)

 Osborne 1 luggable, CP/M, 2 floppies, 64K RAM, 5 inch screen, with
bundled MS BASIC and WordStar, $1795.

 Epson MX-80 printer $490.

 An article on Shugart Technology's first 5.25 miniature hard drive,
6.38 megabytes, single qty. price at $1400.

 Article: "Video Display Terminals - Are They Hazardous to Your Health?"
gee, seems like I've seen that somewhere before...

 Exidy Sorcerer (16K) $939, Commodore PET (16K) $799 , 16K RAM upgrade
card for Apple II $195, Diablo 630 printer $1999 (add $200 for tractor
feed), Televideo 950 terminals $995

Microsoft BASIC-80 $299
Microsoft BASIC compiler $399
Microsoft FORTRAN-80 $399
Pickles & Trout CP/M $175

Intertec SuperBrain computer w/monitor, CP/M, 2 drives and 64K  $3495

16K upgrade for TRS-80 $39.95

Hayes 300 baud modem $295

VisiCalc  for Apple $119 for Atari $149

Radio Shack Color Computer, 4 (four) K RAM  $319

TRS-80 Model III, 16K, $839,  Model II w/64K $3298

Northstar Horizon 32K 1 floppy $2695

Cromemco Z2-H $9995

NEC SpinWriter $2895

Morrow 8" 10Mb hard disk $3095, 26Mb $4199

5-1/4 floppy disks $2.45 each

=======================================================================
 Dave Williams is the author of "Programmer's Technical Reference"
(Sigma Press, 1990) and "DESQview Unleashed" (SAMS, later this year.)
=======================================================================