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In the early 70's, most personal computers (IBM, Compaq) cost $3000 and usually had two floppy disk drives (1.2Mb/disk). An optional 20Mb hard drive cost $2K. That's Mb, not Gb.

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Early 1980's. The 1970's had the Apple I, the PET, the Altair, and the TI. I don't think the Trash-80 was out until 1980.
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