Positive users express amazement at tech progress since the Apple II's 1977 launch at an inflation-adjusted $7,100, while negative users dismiss its graphics and express dislike for Apple after the IIc.
@JonErlichman Wozniak designed it to play Breakout, but businesses loved it for a spreadsheet app called VisiCalc. It sold for 16 years and over 6 million units. More interesting details on Apple II in today’s thread:
@nebulnotes @JonErlichman The price has no context without adjusting for inflation
@JonErlichman Are you serious lol
@JonErlichman Apple II's never had graphics that good lol.
@JonErlichman Why would you adjust for inflation. You are not buying this old apple today
@JonErlichman @SamirShahani It's amazing to think how that home computer sparked a whole tech revolution. From $7,100, then to what we carry in our pockets today, wild progress. 💻🚀
@JonErlichman 48k of RAM if memory serves.
@JonErlichman S'il est intact, je me dis qu’il faut plutôt cher sur le marché des antiquités
@JonErlichman Apple II did not come with a disk drive option either. It was a cassette sitting on the side used for loading/saving. I remember database on tape was a thing. Kinda funny now.
@JonErlichman Adjusted for inflation, people were rich back then.
@SamirShahani @JonErlichman $1295 from '77 are over $7000 now
@JonErlichman Never liked Apple after Apple IIc
@ChadHudson77 @JonErlichman Apple II graphics look better than they were in black and while than in a color monitor with fake, glitchy colors
@_joebiggins @JonErlichman US household income in 1977: ~$13,570.
Apple II: $1,298
New cars: $3,500–$5,000+
Median home price: $48,000–$50,000
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