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