On Thu, 23 Jul 2009 10:25:11 +1200 (NZST) Derek Smithies wrote: > Hi, > Ok, let me put the actual number:: > > when I started with the zx81, I had 1K. > > This was "ok" for a bit, but soon ran out of space. > > The shop wanted $200 for 16k ram packs. > I happily forked over the money, and regarded it as "cheap".. > > At $200 per 16k, 4gb would cost you $52,428,800 > > Derek.
Hunting thru old notebook (dead tree) 27 August 1978 1 x Syntertek SYM-1 Single board computer with 1025 bytes 478.50 + 40% sales tax total $699.20 2114 static ram to make 4096 bytes 6 x $216 $1296.00, Tax $518.40, Total $1814.40 John