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Originally Posted by amybobamy
And to pdurrant -- Isn't it shocking how the cost of ebooks has plummeted?
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No, it's expected. And I expect them to get cheaper and better for the next decade, and then they'll just continue to get better.
The first modern computer I bought was a Mac Plus in early 1990. £999+VAT. 9" B&W screen. 800KB floppy. 1MB RAM, 8MHz 16-bit processor. No hard disk. Taking inflation into account, that's £1700+VAT.
In 2000, £550+VAT (£720+VAT in 2011 money) got you an iMac: 15" full colour screen. CD-ROM drive, 64MB RAM, 350MHz 32-bit processor, 20GB hard drive.
Now, £850+VAT will get you an iMac: 21.5" full colour screen. DVD-RW drive. 4GB RAM. 3GHz dual core 64-bit processor. 500GB had disk.