dsd@hpsad.HP.COM (Donald StDenis) (11/04/88)
>I have seen some RIDICULOUS prices quoted here. Now I have too. > So, to put things in >perspective, here are the most recent PC prices at a swap meet: > >Boards Drives >------ ------ >Original PC $30 360k $40 >Turbo XT $60 1.2M $65 >AT $130 20Meg Hard $70 ($115 w/controller) > 30Meg Hard $95 ($140 w/controller) > >Kbd (AT) $25 EGA card $55 (CGA or Hercules $35) >Cases $25 Pwr supply $25 >Mono monitor $20 CGA monitor $60 >EGA monitor $110 2400 baud modems $90 > >RAM and '386s are the only things pricey these days. > >-Mitch >---------- I recently attended a swap meet north of San Francisco and saw prices closer to 1.5X to 3X the ones quoted here. Are these prices for new equipment? Looking in my most recent "Computer Currents" I get prices like Seagate 225 20Meg HD Kit = $259... . -- Donald St. Denis R&D Department HP-UX Email address: dsd@hpsad Hewlett-Packard Signal Analysis Division Telephone: US (707) 794 4489 Rohnert Park, CA 94928