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Re: When Apple Sold 4K of RAM for $1,298 and Called It Personal Computing

From Brian Patrie <bpatrie@bellsouth.spamisicky.net>
Newsgroups comp.sys.apple2
Subject Re: When Apple Sold 4K of RAM for $1,298 and Called It Personal Computing
Date 2026-03-11 21:18 -0500
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MummyChunk wrote:
 > The numbers are what really grab you, though. $1,298 for a 4K
 > Apple II, and if you want to move up the memory ladder, the
 > price gets serious in a hurry.

For a coputer with a keyboard, and video output--including
graphics capability, that was a mighty good price at the time.
Compare it to what you'd have to sink into a comparable Altair,
or IMSAI setup.

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When Apple Sold 4K of RAM for $1,298 and Called It Personal Computing mummycullen@gmail-dot-com.no-spam.invalid (MummyChunk) - 2026-03-09 00:18 -0400
  Re: When Apple Sold 4K of RAM for $1,298 and Called It Personal Computing kalevi@kolttonen.fi (Kalevi Kolttonen) - 2026-03-09 13:51 +0000
    Re: When Apple Sold 4K of RAM for $1,298 and Called It Personal Computing Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2026-03-10 10:49 +1300
      Re: When Apple Sold 4K of RAM for $1,298 and Called It Personal Computing kalevi@kolttonen.fi (Kalevi Kolttonen) - 2026-03-09 22:41 +0000
        Re: When Apple Sold 4K of RAM for $1,298 and Called It Personal Computing Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2026-03-10 13:26 +1300
          Re: When Apple Sold 4K of RAM for $1,298 and Called It Personal Computing kalevi@kolttonen.fi (Kalevi Kolttonen) - 2026-03-10 05:46 +0000
            Re: When Apple Sold 4K of RAM for $1,298 and Called It Personal Computing kalevi@kolttonen.fi (Kalevi Kolttonen) - 2026-03-10 13:59 +0000
              Re: When Apple Sold 4K of RAM for $1,298 and Called It Personal Computing Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2026-03-11 11:02 +1300
                Chaos in the Lab Duhast <duhast@123gmail.com> - 2026-03-11 19:39 -0400
                Re: When Apple Sold 4K of RAM for $1,298 and Called It Personal Computing mummycullen@gmail-dot-com.no-spam.invalid (MummyChunk) - 2026-03-12 22:43 -0400
            Re: When Apple Sold 4K of RAM for $1,298 and Called It Personal Computing scott@alfter.diespammersdie.us (Scott Alfter) - 2026-03-10 14:18 +0000
              Re: When Apple Sold 4K of RAM for $1,298 and Called It Personal Computing Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2026-03-11 10:54 +1300
              Re: When Apple Sold 4K of RAM for $1,298 and Called It Personal Computing Brian Patrie <bpatrie@bellsouth.spamisicky.net> - 2026-03-11 21:19 -0500
  Re: When Apple Sold 4K of RAM for $1,298 and Called It Personal Computing Brian Patrie <bpatrie@bellsouth.spamisicky.net> - 2026-03-11 21:18 -0500
  Re: When Apple Sold 4K of RAM for $1,298 and Called It Personal Computing Michael J. Mahon <mjmahon@aol.com> - 2026-03-13 23:06 +0000

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