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Originally Posted by 911pcars View Post
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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I think you are off just a little bit.

IBM PC was introduced in 1981 and had 360K floppies until the introduction of the IBM AT in 1984. I sold a 10Mb hard disk for the first XT for $10K; The Seagate 20Mb half height was $5K in 1985 IIRC.
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