>>   I remember the times whem ~2000 euros (~1850 pounds) was a rather 
>> normal
>> price for a desktop computer, and those were (are) much cheaper than 
>> laptops.
>


The first PC I got (as in could run DOS/Windows rather than some other OS) 
was in 1997 and it cost 1200 pounds.  IIRC it was a 166 MHz with 16Mb of 
RAM.  Before that I had an Acorn machine in around 1992 that was vastly 
cheaper (I think like 300 for the computer and 300 for the monitor).

> But then, I also remember crazy stuff like laptops with blue/purple LCD 
> displays that rippled when you touch them. ;-)

All my screens still ripple when you touch them :-)

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I think you need to live somewhere tech costs a bit less.  I've actually 
got a spare room, if you're interested ;)

-- 
...Chambers
www.pacificwebguy.com

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Chambers wrote:
> I think you need to live somewhere tech costs a bit less.

What, like *China*? :-P

> I've actually got a spare room, if you're interested ;)

Er... I think I'll pass. ;-)

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> I think you need to live somewhere tech costs a bit less.  

How can you get any cheaper than living with your mum? ;-)

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scott wrote:
>> I think you need to live somewhere tech costs a bit less.  
> 
> How can you get any cheaper than living with your mum? ;-)

Life insurance?

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scott wrote:
> The first PC I got (as in could run DOS/Windows rather than some other 
> OS) was in 1997 and it cost 1200 pounds. 

I remember shopping for a PC, asking the price, laughing in the salesman's 
face when he said it didn't count screen, video card, keyboard, or floppy 
drive. It was significantly higher than a maxed-out Amiga of the time.

-- 
   Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
   There's no CD like OCD, there's no CD I knoooow!

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>> The first PC I got (as in could run DOS/Windows rather than some other 
>> OS) was in 1997 and it cost 1200 pounds. 
> 
> I remember shopping for a PC, asking the price, laughing in the 
> salesman's face when he said it didn't count screen, video card, 
> keyboard, or floppy drive. It was significantly higher than a maxed-out 
> Amiga of the time.

Dude, don't underestimate what you can do with a maxed-out Amiga...

(OK, maybe today it's not that impressive. But back then?)

I'm sure I *must* have told you guys about the salesman who told my mum 
to "get that one" because "this PC is good, yeah, but *that* one has the 
new 8.2 hyperdrive!"

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Invisible wrote:
> Dude, don't underestimate what you can do with a maxed-out Amiga...

I didn't. I bought one.

Indeed, it was a running joke amongst my friends to see something like a 
fireworks show or a beautiful sunset and mutter "I could do that on an Amiga."

> I'm sure I *must* have told you guys about the salesman who told my mum 
> to "get that one" because "this PC is good, yeah, but *that* one has the 
> new 8.2 hyperdrive!"

The difference between a used car salesman and a computer salesman:
The used car salesman knows when he's lying. :-)

-- 
   Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
   There's no CD like OCD, there's no CD I knoooow!

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>> Dude, don't underestimate what you can do with a maxed-out Amiga...
> 
> I didn't. I bought one.

Mmm... ;-)

> Indeed, it was a running joke amongst my friends to see something like a 
> fireworks show or a beautiful sunset and mutter "I could do that on an 
> Amiga."

My dad has a Zoom guitar effects system. Quite often we hear some heavy 
metal on the radio, and I go "your Zoom could probably do that". And he 
replies "Yeah. By itself."

>> I'm sure I *must* have told you guys about the salesman who told my 
>> mum to "get that one" because "this PC is good, yeah, but *that* one 
>> has the new 8.2 hyperdrive!"
> 
> The difference between a used car salesman and a computer salesman:
> The used car salesman knows when he's lying. :-)

LOL! Ain't that the truth?

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Invisible wrote:
> scott wrote:
>>> I think you need to live somewhere tech costs a bit less.
>> 
>> How can you get any cheaper than living with your mum? ;-)
> 
> Life insurance?

What are you suggesting? o_O

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