True - the floppy disk cost $2.50 and the manual was a couple
hundred pages.
George
Digital Wokan wrote:
>
> I'll bet a bigger portion of that $180 went into the physical media and
> documentation than what MS is putting out today. With mass-produced
> CD's costing under $1 and "documentation" that consists of a 10 page
> booklet of how to locate the power switch and where to insert the CD for
> further instructions, I think it's much more of an apples to oranges
> comparison than you make it sound.
>
> George Toft wrote:
> >
> > Digital Wokan wrote:
> > [snip]
> > > Windows bootleggers. (BTW, who started using the infamatory term
> > > piracy? I'll bet it was the BSA putting a ugly-faced marketing spin on
> > > plain old bootlegging.)
> >
> > We were using that term back in the 70's, which was before the BSA was
> > formed. This was back when the DOS for the TRS-80 cost $180.
> > Adjusting for inflation that is about $720 today. Makes Windows look
> > like a pretty good deal . . .
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