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The SYSTEM32 with 32 KByte RAM and it cost about $3,300. (lemmy.likes.cat)

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[–] [email protected] 24 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

2023? These came out in the mid 70’s.

That would be around $18k in todays dollars.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Oops, I just copied Tumblr Text.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I'd kill for that keyboard though!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

Me too

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

That specific keyboard may take some doing, but I suspect that you could get Cherry key caps in those colors, if it's the color aesthetic you like.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

I just can feel the clickyness of it, but maybe hammering away at it daily wouldn't be so nice...

Good idea about the keycaps though! My keyboard has cherry browns so maybe I can make a look-alike ... Hmm...

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago

Now we have System76.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Colour display in 79 ?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

My TRS-80 Model 3 had a similar 80 characters x 16 lines display but monochrome in 1980, with 4kb of ram and cost $1000 USD. So this might be from just a few years later. I bet the screen shown in this ad was enhanced.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The TRS-80 COCO came out in 1980 and had 16 colors I believe. Mine had 16K, a tape drive, and no monitor (hooked mine up to my grandparents B&W TV).

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Thanks, I figured someone would remember better than me. I forgot all about the CoCo.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

Yea, I'm calling BS.

Though I'll say maybe... But I'm real sceptical.

Wow, did a quick search, they did have color at the time, wonder what tech they were using.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

The Xerox Alto was 1973 and had a color GUI interface more than a decade before Apple or Microsoft had for their OSs.

Also it cost $32,000 in 1973 and was both computer, monitor, and desk all in one.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

I mean.. this computer would be 18k USD today..

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Can't find original Date.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

Couldn't drop price to 3200 USD?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

Lovely industrial design on that potato.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Adjusted for inflation that’s about $16k