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minus-squareJordan Lund@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 year agoI was rocking a $600 Amiga 500. :) The Macintosh SE/30 was the year before at $4,400 ($4,900 with a hard drive). PC prices were $1,000 to $2,000.
minus-squaremarv99@feddit.deOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·edit-21 year agoThanks alot for the details. Very interesting, I did not know that the Mac SE/30 and the (cheapest) NeXTstation had comparable prices. What I knew (for here in Germany) was that PCs were expensive (compared to today), but much cheaper than the Macs and NeXTs.
I was rocking a $600 Amiga 500. :)
The Macintosh SE/30 was the year before at $4,400 ($4,900 with a hard drive).
PC prices were $1,000 to $2,000.
Thanks alot for the details.
Very interesting, I did not know that the Mac SE/30 and the (cheapest) NeXTstation had comparable prices.
What I knew (for here in Germany) was that PCs were expensive (compared to today), but much cheaper than the Macs and NeXTs.