Computer ad from 1989

Posted by maroongrape@reddit | vintagecomputing | View on Reddit | 14 comments

Found this print advertisement in the basement. Enjoy!

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1leggeddog@reddit

damn computers were expensive back then

Thankfully those prices never last (only for cutting edge stuff) so you could get decent hardware like a year old, but still good, for a lot cheaper.

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I feel like seeing an Amiga in that ad would be a steal, since at least you're guaranteed a proper games machine. But like damn, a 386 at 16mhz which would play many good DOS titles is fuckin 7k in 2025 money...

At that point I'd rather buy an Amiga 500, then invest in a 486 5 years later.

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-jp-@reddit

That PS/2 is $7,588.49 in today dollars.

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Individual_Agency703@reddit

Computerland prices were marked-up to pay their pushy sales reps. Bought my Apple //c at a local independent shop because of this.

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Crazy_Feed7365@reddit

Our first one was an Apple lle then we upgraded a few years later to a Mac SE30. Man I didn’t realize how much they cost new.

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MWink64@reddit

I have that $77 IBM mouse. I find it impressively ugly.

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duct_tape_jedi@reddit

The first three computers I ever personally owned (not family computers) are in there! A PS/2 Mod 60, Compaq SLT/286 and Mac IIcx. Interestingly, I was exploring an abandoned Soviet military base in the former East Germany and one of the artefacts left behind was an SLT/286. Just sitting there on a dusty old desk.

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