Amazed at how much it cost in "95"

[TMC123]

I found an old Ziff-Davis Magazine called Windows published in June of 95. I forgot how much it cost back then to try to build a computer. And it really isn't that long ago. When I look at how far we have come in such a short time it is amazing to think about. A US Robotics 28.8 V.34 Faxmodem cost $399, 16MBs of Ram $639 ( that's alot ), a 4 Gig Seagate $1,269. It's neet to look through the Magazine a read about Windows 95 Beta testing and their predictions on it. So I guess when I buy my next Ram stick or video card it won't hurt as much to upgrade. Here's one I just found that is something you'll recognize Sound Blaster Multimedia Home 4X CDW Kit $449 (this does include speakers). Just thought I share this little history I found. By the way I first learned to work on the 8080 and the 8086 chip back in 1985 and I was amazed then.

Troy

[brandon184]

My Dell Dimension XPS P133c which was purchased in '95 was the LATEST of technology, and included;

- Geniune Intel Pentium 133Mhz Processor
- 8Mb RAM
- 1.01 GB HDD
- 28.8 (WOW! Back then) K US Robotics Sportster Data/Fax Modem
- Windows 95 (wow!)
- Blazing Fast *4X* CD-ROM DRIVE!!
- Floppy Drive
- CL SoundBlaster 16
- S3 Trio 64v

All for a nice price tag of over $3700.

- Brandon

[This message has been edited by brandon184 (edited 12-30-2000).]

[nunyadam]

i have to laugh when i see some of this stuff. the other day at work i saw an old modem box .it said somthing about being a high speed 14.4 modem (i'm sure it was then )

[randy48]

I remember my first modem, a home made 2400 for my Commodore 64, back in 1983 it was the Coolest http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/smile.gif

[By-tor & the Snow Dog]

Hi! Here's one for you boys and girls!

This P.O.S. that I'm using right now was the poop back in and around 96 (?)

A jewel for sure! A digital Venturis FP 590! When I got it, it had a genuine Intel pentium processor - at a blazing 100mhz! Believe it or not, it actually has a 256k on board cache. (whew!) It arrived with 32mb ram, but I can believe it most likely had 8 when new. It was and is of course, a multi-media computer system with a CD-ROM. That means you can actually load software from one CD as opposed to say 6 or 7 floppy disks! WOW! You can also play music CD's too! It has on board video supplied by an S3 trio chipset! AMAZING is the only word that comes to mind. I don't know what speed CDROM came in it, but it presently has a 40X. It also had an ISA 14.4 modem and an ISA NIC too!

I'm kinda suprised to find that my SB Live X-Gamer works in this baby

Now I have upgraded to an Intel 166mmx overdrive chip and 80 mb ram. Could you imagine that machine in 1996?

Oh well, enough ranting, just thought I'd throw my log on the fire too.

Happy New Year!

By-tor

Oh, by the way, this was like $3,500.00 when it was new. How 'bout that, huh?



[This message has been edited by By-tor & the Snow Dog (edited 12-29-2000).]

[voogru]

Lets do this Lets buy a ton of 1Ghz machines, call up that guy in Back to the future go back to 1995 and sell it all for Macho Money!!! http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/biggrin.gif http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/wink.gif http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/smile.gif http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/redface.gif http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/frown.gif

I just like smilies!

-voogru

[socalgal]

Quite amazing!

If you can figure that out, voogru, count me in. http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/wink.gif

[thekingofpain]

Hmmm, my earliest machine was/is a Mac IIci with a SCREAMIN 25 mhz processor and 4 mb of ram, accompanied by a b+w 12" mon and a FAST 2.1MBps scsi interface in a 5"x11"x14" 13 lb desktop package, originally was $6,700, ($8,800 w/40 mb! hdd) still used daily as it sits on my kitchen table with a Stylewriter printer on its back...

[BFlurie]

By-Tor & the Snow-Dog! You must be a RUSH fan, eh. http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/smile.gif

[Biff]

I bought a NEC P75 for $4500, but hey it came with 8meg ram tehehe. I also bought 8 megs ram for $300 Yikes!

[Savant]

I was going through some old stuff at my dads office and found a 256k stick of memory complete with original price tag: $297

[By-tor & the Snow Dog]

BFlurie - you know it BayBie!

Been a Rush fan since, well forever! Tried and tried to find what I thought to be a cool name that would reflect that. Saw someone already had Cygnus X-1, wasn't sure about 2112, temples of Syrinx might have been cool...

Maybe la Villa Strangata?

Anyway, I settled for...

By-tor.

Happy New Year!

[Steve R Jones]

I use to order pc's for my old company. IBM XT's. 10MEG hdd, 640k mem, monochrome monitor, wide caridge printer-> $2500.00

[RLT65]

I paid $600 for a seagate 212mb drive in 1991!