Vintage vs. Modern PC Prices
November 3rd, 2009 by Benj Edwards
Amongst all the heady VC&G anniversary festivities (I’ve been to five parties this week alone*), I almost forgot to tell you about a new VC&G-related article that popped up last week on Technologizer. It’s by a guy named Benj Edwards, which probably explains why I’m writing about it here.
For my latest Technologizer article, Classic PCs vs. New PCs, I selected six vintage personal computers from yesteryear and figured out what you could buy today for the same price. And we’re not talking original retail price here; I took inflation into account.
For example, the Commodore 64 — once considered a low-cost home computer — originally sold for the equivalent of $1,331.62 in 2009 dollars. Today you can get quite a bit for that much money. How much? That’s what we’re going to find out.
* Five all-nude FORTRAN coding jamborees, invitational
November 5th, 2009 at 10:09 pm
Cool! now i can find out what would happen with my hard-earned money if i’m 10 years older!
November 7th, 2009 at 8:17 am
Great article!
I’ll post this here, so you can delete it easily. There is a simple typo in the last sentence of the third paragraph of your Lessons summary.
“But it’s easy to BY a steel-encrusted $350 bargain PC that’s just as powerful as a top of the line model a few years ago.”
Your articles and slide shows are always “must view” material. Thank you.
November 7th, 2009 at 11:12 am
Thanks, Mattel. I fixed the typo. It’s easy to miss the “u” key when you’re excitedly thrashing away at the keyboard. 🙂
By the way, thanks also for your kind comments on my work. When I hear feedback like that, it makes me excited to produce more articles in the future.
Benj