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General Discussion => Technology and Development => Other => Topic started by: Jim Bauwens on December 15, 2011, 11:13:36 am

Title: z88 RAM/ROM prices (30 years ago)
Post by: Jim Bauwens on December 15, 2011, 11:13:36 am
My dad has had a z88 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambridge_Z88) for many years now, and he found this paper:
(http://bwns.be/jim/z88.jpg)

15 990 frank (for the 512k RAM pack) in that time was about 500 euro.
Times sure have changed =)
Title: Re: z88 RAM/ROM prices (30 years ago)
Post by: Eeems on December 15, 2011, 11:20:52 am
wow, nice :)
I should take some better pictures of the osborn I have in my room along with all it's floppies :P
Title: Re: z88 RAM/ROM prices (30 years ago)
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on December 15, 2011, 01:22:18 pm
TI sure wishes they could sell their 83+/84+ calcs this high <_<
Title: Re: z88 RAM/ROM prices (30 years ago)
Post by: Deep Toaster on December 19, 2011, 09:00:29 pm
Hey, it's got more RAM than my calculator :P
Title: Re: z88 RAM/ROM prices (30 years ago)
Post by: epic7 on December 19, 2011, 09:02:37 pm
Thats not USD, right? O.O
Title: Re: z88 RAM/ROM prices (30 years ago)
Post by: Deep Toaster on December 19, 2011, 09:05:58 pm
15990 frank is €500 according to jimbauwens, and that's about 650 USD according to Google. Still pretty expensive considering it's got a Z80 inside, which also happens to be in your calculator XD
Title: Re: z88 RAM/ROM prices (30 years ago)
Post by: mrmprog on December 19, 2011, 09:37:56 pm
Lol, now I feel like going back in time and selling some electronics :P
Strangely enough, I found a very old (broken) ti laptop. It had an old Pentium, and 32MB of ram :)
Title: Re: z88 RAM/ROM prices (30 years ago)
Post by: epic7 on December 19, 2011, 09:38:41 pm
Ti sold laptops?
Title: Re: z88 RAM/ROM prices (30 years ago)
Post by: AngelFish on December 19, 2011, 10:19:25 pm
Quote from: mrmprog on December 19, 2011, 09:37:56 pm
Lol, now I feel like going back in time and selling some electronics :P
Strangely enough, I found a very old (broken) ti laptop. It had an old Pentium, and 32MB of ram :)

I'd buy some nice i7s and go back to sell them to the worlds militaries for half their treasuries  :P
Title: Re: z88 RAM/ROM prices (30 years ago)
Post by: Deep Toaster on December 19, 2011, 10:32:31 pm
Quote from: epic7 on December 19, 2011, 09:38:41 pm
Ti sold laptops?
No, but I don't think TI makes the processor in TI-83s, either.
Title: Re: z88 RAM/ROM prices (30 years ago)
Post by: Jim Bauwens on December 20, 2011, 02:27:49 am
Doesn't TI make some z80's?