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Title: Bargain ?
Post by: john on Sep 05, 2011, 13:45:59

Well it may have been at the time !!! (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/db/Wang_System_2200_Computer_1974.jpg)

QuoteFor under $7,500 you get a CPU with 16K bytes of BASIC language instructions hadrwired into the electronics..plus a 4k operating memory. You also get a big 16 lines (of 64 characters each) CRT display, a console mag tape drive and your choice of either alpha or BASIC Keyword keyboards.

Title: Re: Bargain ?
Post by: sobranie on Sep 05, 2011, 16:33:03

Rip off! No a.v., no graphics card and what about the 8 way speaker system eh?? :dunno:

Title: Re: Bargain ?
Post by: pctech on Sep 05, 2011, 16:44:38

:rofl:

When I started out you were wowed by basic sound from a PC speaker.

Title: Re: Bargain ?
Post by: Rik on Sep 05, 2011, 16:45:08

Beep. ;D

Title: Re: Bargain ?
Post by: pctech on Sep 05, 2011, 16:46:29

;D

Best use of the PC speaker has to be the original Battle Chess which ran on DOS, none of your GUIs there.

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