fnf@estinc.UUCP (Fred Fish) (03/23/90)
In article <1990Mar20.233946.25114@caen.engin.umich.edu> chrisl@caen.engin.umich.edu (Chris Lang) writes: >In article <1607@corpane.UUCP> sparks@corpane.UUCP (John Sparks) writes: >>1985. and they were not that expensive even then. I know, I bought mine then. >>The monitor was about $500, the A1000 was about $1300. You said $2500 for >>just the Amiga 1000. I say you got ripped off or are remembering wrong. > >I think the 1000 was more than $1300, wasn't it? Much closer to $2000, if >I remember correctly. Certainly not more than $2000, though. (I bought mine >Nov. 10, 1985, and the price DID come down quite a bit shortly thereafter; I >distinctly remember the feeling of being screwed.) Sheesh! Doesn't anyone save their receipts for at least 5 years? :-) Anyway, dug mine out and here is how it reads: 11/14/85 MicroAge, Concord, CA AMG1000 PC 192K/ONE DR/KBRD/ONE DR 1295 AMG1050 256K RAM CARTRIDGE EXPANSION 195 AMG1080 MONITOR RGB 495 AMG1010 EXT 3.5 DRIVE 880KB 295 FUJI x2 FUJI DSDD 3.5" DISKETTES 110 SUBTOTAL 2390 SALES TAX 155 TOTAL 2545 P.S., yes, that's right, $110 for 20 blank 3.5" diskettes. Them were expensive beggars back then... -Fred -- # Fred Fish, 1835 E. Belmont Drive, Tempe, AZ 85284, USA # 1-602-491-0048 asuvax!{nud,mcdphx}!estinc!fnf
chrisl@caen.engin.umich.edu (Chris Lang) (03/24/90)
In article <273@estinc.UUCP> fnf@estinc.UUCP (Fred Fish) writes: >Sheesh! Doesn't anyone save their receipts for at least 5 years? :-) I'm lucky if I save mine for 5 WEEKS... >Anyway, dug mine out and here is how it reads: > AMG1000 PC 192K/ONE DR/KBRD/ONE DR 1295 OK, I stand corrected. In my defense, *I* wasn't the one who wrote out the check...heck, I didn't even HAVE a checking account in 1985 (no money, either...the more things change, the more they stay the same). :-) >P.S., yes, that's right, $110 for 20 blank 3.5" diskettes. Them were >expensive beggars back then... Hunh. I *know* I didn't spend that much for floppies. But the store I bought from has always been noted for pretty good disk prices. I DO remember an office supply store here that was selling boxes of 10 3.5" disks for $79.95 a couple years ago...I notice they no longer sell disks. (Gee, maybe they didn't sell too many....?) -Chris -- Chris Lang, University of Michigan, College of Engineering +1 313 763 1832 4622 Bursley, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109 chrisl@caen.engin.umich.edu WORK: National Center for Manufacturing Sciences, 900 Victors Way, Suite 226, Ann Arbor, MI, 48108 +1 313 995 0300 "I hate quotations. Tell me what you know." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
840445m@aucs.uucp (Alan McKay) (03/24/90)
I remember I bought my A1000 back in June of 1986, just before the prices fell for the first time. I bought the A1000, 256k memory expansion, 1080 monitor, 5.25" disk drive with transformer, GraphicCraft, TextCraft, MindWalker, and 10 blank disks. The regular price on the system was $4200 Canadian, but luckily I was working for the University at the time and my dealer had educational prices, so I got the system for $2500. This, of course, does not include tax. BTW, I sold MindWalker with my A1000, does anyone have a copy they would like to sell me? -- + Alan W. McKay + VOICE: (902) 542-1565 + + Acadia University + "Courage my friend, it is not yet too late + + WOLFVILLE, N.S. + to make the world a better place." + + 840445m@AcadiaU.CA + - Tommy Douglas +