[Hidden-tech] More packrat stuff... files off an ms-dos system?

[Edbride-PR]

Interesting anecdote, Jan. Around that same time, I purchased my first 
personal computer, an IBM clone made by Texas Instruments ("the PC that IBM 
shoudl have invented," according to PC Magazine. Still the best keyboard I 
ever used). I paid $4,200 for it; at the time, I was driving a Dodge Omni 
that cost exactly the same. Imagine the computing power one could purchase 
today for the price of a compact car. Of course, then you'd have to purchase 
gasoline.

Ed

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jan Werner" <jwerner at jwdp.com>
To: "Rikk Desgres" <all at pinehurstpictures.com>
Cc: <hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net>
Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2008 5:10 PM
Subject: Re: [Hidden-tech] More packrat stuff... files off an ms-dos system?


>
> In the mid 1980's I set up some data collection systems on AT clones using 
> full height 5" 72MB hard drives. These cost about $7,500 at the time and 
> came with dedicated controller cards and a patched version of MS-DOS to 
> allow accessing more than 32MB.
>
> Jan Werner