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Prices for popular electronics of the past in today's money: 1970
In winter 2014 electronics prices in Russia have doubled. Despite this, computers, televisions and other electronic gadgets are now much cheaper than their counterparts in the 1970s. It was then that began to appear the first consumer PC car price and the clock on the computer's price, the first video game consoles and engineering calculators.
Let's take a look at the prices on the electronics of the 1970s and calculate how much the device would cost us today, adjusted for inflation. It will focus on game consoles, personal computers, televisions, calculators and electronic watches.
Consoles
Magnavox Odyssey
In 1972 there was the great-great-great-grandfather Sony PlayStation and X-Box. Game console Magnavox Odyssey had two controllers and gaming gun and is connected to the domestic television. To switch between games used special game cards, which is a small printed circuit board that changed switching elements inside the set-top box, changing the logic of the game.
Tennis, roulette, football, logical and geographical games, educational apps, shooting ducks and dinosaurs - in 1972 it was no longer a fantasy. Graphic features consoles barely fit in the head of modern man: it can be displayed simultaneously on the screen to three white squares on a black background. To create these boxes to move at least some graphics context, used colorful plastic overlays on the TV screen. In the console was not the microprocessor, it was built in the diode-transistor logic, discrete components.
Prefix cost about 100 US dollars. In 2016 it is about 588 dollars. For comparison: Sony PlayStation 4 cost about 469 dollars in Russia. The New York store B & amp; H-top box will cost $ 399
.
the Atari 2600
In 1977, the market goes Atari 2600. 330,000 consoles sold Magnavox Odissey - nothing compared to the 40 million Atari 2600. And it is - despite the price of $ 199, which translates into money in 2016 is equal to 807 dollars. Please note that at the beginning of the first roll of the selections below - young Jack Black
.
Nintendo Color TV Game
In 1977, the market came Nintendo Color TV Game - game console to the TV with 6 kinds of light tennis. Is controlled by the drives on the set-top box enclosure. The cost of set-top box launched from 8300 the Japanese yen, which is equivalent to 13,486 yen in 2016. It's like today to buy a set-top box for $ 130. That's just outside of Japan, this series did not come out.
Fairchild Channel F
Fairchild Semiconductor in November 1976 issued a VES console, later renamed Channel F. It was the first console on the cartridges containing game. Total sold a quarter of a million consoles. The cost of set-top boxes was 169, 95 USD. Today it is 734 dollars, more expensive Sony Playstation 4.
Robert Noyce, who developed a microprocessor device, became the founder of Intel.
Magnavox Odyssey 2
To keep up with the market, Magnavox released in 1978, the second version of Odissey consoles. The main update and uniqueness of the new consoles was a full alphanumeric keypad. In the Odyssey 2 you can learn programming.
All the fun was worth 179 dollars, which is equivalent to 675 dollars in 2016. In total, the company sold 2 million consoles.
PCs
Honeywell Kitchen Computer H316
16-bit microcomputer Honeywell Kitchen Computer H316 was one of the first computers available to a wider audience. And the place he was in the kitchen. Moreover, a part of the machine has a cutting board. But it was he, and other mission - he ran a nuclear station. Food option in 1969 was worth 10 thousand dollars, which is equivalent to 67 thousand dollars in 2016. Today it is difficult to find a PC at this price.
the IBM 5100
In September 1975, IBM has released a portable personal computer 5100, weighed 25 kilograms. It was a decision that is suitable only for large businesses, because the car in the top of the range cost 20 000 dollars. It is 91,000 dollars for 2016 - the cost of one-bedroom apartments in the Moscow region
.
the Altair 8800
It is believed that the origin of all amateur computers put the MITS Altair 8800 companies, developed in 1975, was sold in the collection of 621 dollar based on the Intel 8080. This microprocessor computer. Today it is about 2838 dollars.
KIM-1
Competitor Altair 8800 was the single-board microcomputer-based processor 6502 from MOS Technology - KIM-1, or Keyboard Input Monitor. Computer has 1152 bytes of RAM and 2KB ROM, but supplied without housing, and input-output devices. He let the computer collect less than $ 500: the card itself would cost 245 dollars, and later it could be supplemented by the terminal and the external drive - cassette recorder. The device became popular among radio amateurs.
$ 245 1976 - 1059 dollars in 2016
.
Apple's 1
Jobs with Wozniak started in June 1976 began to gather at the Apple garage 1. The computer runs on a processor MOS 6502 at a frequency of 1 MHz and has 4 KB of RAM expandable up to 8 or 48 KB. Fully equipped board without housing was worth 666, 66 dollars. Today it is 2881 USD.
Apple II
In 1977, to replace the Apple 1 came second version of a personal computer - Apple II. The new model was so successful that Apple was selling her until the 1990s. At the start of sales of the computer cost 1298 dollars with 4 KB of RAM and 48 KB of RAM increased the price to 2638 dollars. Today it is 5268 and 10,710 dollars respectively.
Commodore PET
Apple's competitors was Commodore PET, released in 1977. Included with your computer keyboard walked, built 9-inch monitor with a resolution 40h25 characters and a tape drive. The car is based on the MOS Technology 6502 processor clocked at 1 MHz. 4 KB of RAM can be increased up to 96 KB.
Computer worth $ 795, which translated is 3226 dollars on money in 2016.
TRS-80
In late 1977 the company began selling through Tandy Radio Shack store chain desktops from the TRS-80 series. The store was not confident in the success of computers, so the first batch was only 3000 pieces. If they are not sold, they would have used for the needs of the trading network accounts. However, over the last month sold 10 thousand copies, and for the year - 55 thousand
. TRS-80 was the first home computer, the price of which does not exceed $ 600. Package for $ 599 included a tape recorder. The prices in 2016 is 2431 USD.
The advertising campaign was even the Isaac Asimov.
Sinclair Mk14
In 1978 went on sale the first single-board microcomputer from the British company Sinclair Research. The computer was equipped with an 8-bit processor, a 20-key keyboard, 8-digit digital display, 512 bytes of ROM, 256 bytes of RAM, and input-output ports.
The company sold 20 thousand computers Mk14 and later released even more successful cheap home computers, including the ZX80, ZX81 and ZX Spectrum.
Mk14 in 1978 was worth 39, 95 pounds, which translated into today's money is 224 pounds.
the Atari 400, Atari 800
In 1979, the company began selling Atari 8-bit computers under the control of the CPU MOS Technology 6502, operating at a frequency of 1, 79 MHz. Total has sold more than two million vehicles from 1979 to 1985. The most commercially successful model was the Atari 800 XL -. More than 600 thousand units sold
Atari 400 with 8 KB of RAM was worth 549, 95 dollars. Her older brother - the Atari 800 - would cost the 999, 95 dollars. Translated to today it is 1864, and 3389 dollars respectively.
Calculators
Bowmar 901B
Calculators in the early 1970s were not a cheap pleasure. Introduced in 1971 Bowmar 901B worth $ 240, in 2016 it is 1458 dollars.
JCPenny
By 1974, life has become easier, and you can buy a pocket calculator, depicted in the photo below on the right, for 39, 95. It is 199 dollars today.
Electronics B3-18
The first scientific calculator in the USSR began to produce in 1976. It was a model of "Electronics B3-18" capable of performing the four arithmetic operations, squaring and square roots, calculate logarithms, trigonometric functions, operation with a memory and so on.
This calculator was worth 220 rubles in 1976. Russian legislation for the calculation of pensions in 2001, the average salary is set by the Soviet Union in the amount of 154 rubles 20 kopecks. That is, the calculator would cost the 142% of salary. In 2016, the average patch was 32 122 rubles, 142% of which - 45 613 rubles. In principle, it is the price of a new phone.
TV
Motorola
TV by 1970 were more common than computers. One of the leaders was from Motorola. In 1970, the US could buy a 16-inch TV Quasar by Motorola for $ 599, at the time "flagship" of the company. Today it is 3795 dollars. There were, of course, cheaper models, including black and white for $ 89 - Today is the 563 dollar
.
Sony
Another major player, Sony has. In 1974, the TV KV-1920 would cost the buyer in the US 590 dollars. This 2943 dollar today, which is more expensive 55-inch 4K Android-TV Sony X850C, which costs only 1100 dollars.
Hours
Pulsar Time Computer
History wearable began in 1972, when the company released the Hamilton Watch Pulsar Time Computer. It was the first electronic watch with an integrated digital display.
Innovative devices emphasized the price in 2100 dollars, today it is about 12 350 dollars. It is said that while the two-door Ford Pinto, the cheapest car from Ford, you worth $ 1 850.
the HP-01 calculator
At Pulsar quickly new competitors, including in the face of such a giant as Hewlett-Packard. In 1977, the company released HP-01 calculator. Press the keys had to be with a stylus hidden in the bracelet.
Watches with a calculator in a gold case worth $ 850, which today is equivalent to 3 450 dollars. But you can choose the model easier - in steel design for just $ 450, which translates into the year 2016 -. 1826 dollars
Casiotron
On the other side of the world for the cause came from the Japanese. Casio in 1974 developed electronic Casiotron hours. This clock shows the date.
At the time of release Casiotron cost 60,000 JPY, which translated into today - about 140,000 yen. In rubles the modern equivalent of the price of about 84 thousand.
Texas Instruments
In 1976, the company Texas Instruments has brought down the price of the electronic clock by releasing a device with plastic bracelets for under $ 40. Today it is about 170 dollars. Watch Star Wars film to premiere in 1977 cost even less - just $ 17 - $ 69 2016
.
To calculate the cost of the calculator used Wolphram Alpha.
Source: geektimes.ru/post/278880/
Let's take a look at the prices on the electronics of the 1970s and calculate how much the device would cost us today, adjusted for inflation. It will focus on game consoles, personal computers, televisions, calculators and electronic watches.
Consoles
Magnavox Odyssey
In 1972 there was the great-great-great-grandfather Sony PlayStation and X-Box. Game console Magnavox Odyssey had two controllers and gaming gun and is connected to the domestic television. To switch between games used special game cards, which is a small printed circuit board that changed switching elements inside the set-top box, changing the logic of the game.
Tennis, roulette, football, logical and geographical games, educational apps, shooting ducks and dinosaurs - in 1972 it was no longer a fantasy. Graphic features consoles barely fit in the head of modern man: it can be displayed simultaneously on the screen to three white squares on a black background. To create these boxes to move at least some graphics context, used colorful plastic overlays on the TV screen. In the console was not the microprocessor, it was built in the diode-transistor logic, discrete components.
Prefix cost about 100 US dollars. In 2016 it is about 588 dollars. For comparison: Sony PlayStation 4 cost about 469 dollars in Russia. The New York store B & amp; H-top box will cost $ 399
.
the Atari 2600
In 1977, the market goes Atari 2600. 330,000 consoles sold Magnavox Odissey - nothing compared to the 40 million Atari 2600. And it is - despite the price of $ 199, which translates into money in 2016 is equal to 807 dollars. Please note that at the beginning of the first roll of the selections below - young Jack Black
.
Nintendo Color TV Game
In 1977, the market came Nintendo Color TV Game - game console to the TV with 6 kinds of light tennis. Is controlled by the drives on the set-top box enclosure. The cost of set-top box launched from 8300 the Japanese yen, which is equivalent to 13,486 yen in 2016. It's like today to buy a set-top box for $ 130. That's just outside of Japan, this series did not come out.
Fairchild Channel F
Fairchild Semiconductor in November 1976 issued a VES console, later renamed Channel F. It was the first console on the cartridges containing game. Total sold a quarter of a million consoles. The cost of set-top boxes was 169, 95 USD. Today it is 734 dollars, more expensive Sony Playstation 4.
Robert Noyce, who developed a microprocessor device, became the founder of Intel.
Magnavox Odyssey 2
To keep up with the market, Magnavox released in 1978, the second version of Odissey consoles. The main update and uniqueness of the new consoles was a full alphanumeric keypad. In the Odyssey 2 you can learn programming.
All the fun was worth 179 dollars, which is equivalent to 675 dollars in 2016. In total, the company sold 2 million consoles.
PCs
Honeywell Kitchen Computer H316
16-bit microcomputer Honeywell Kitchen Computer H316 was one of the first computers available to a wider audience. And the place he was in the kitchen. Moreover, a part of the machine has a cutting board. But it was he, and other mission - he ran a nuclear station. Food option in 1969 was worth 10 thousand dollars, which is equivalent to 67 thousand dollars in 2016. Today it is difficult to find a PC at this price.
the IBM 5100
In September 1975, IBM has released a portable personal computer 5100, weighed 25 kilograms. It was a decision that is suitable only for large businesses, because the car in the top of the range cost 20 000 dollars. It is 91,000 dollars for 2016 - the cost of one-bedroom apartments in the Moscow region
.
the Altair 8800
It is believed that the origin of all amateur computers put the MITS Altair 8800 companies, developed in 1975, was sold in the collection of 621 dollar based on the Intel 8080. This microprocessor computer. Today it is about 2838 dollars.
KIM-1
Competitor Altair 8800 was the single-board microcomputer-based processor 6502 from MOS Technology - KIM-1, or Keyboard Input Monitor. Computer has 1152 bytes of RAM and 2KB ROM, but supplied without housing, and input-output devices. He let the computer collect less than $ 500: the card itself would cost 245 dollars, and later it could be supplemented by the terminal and the external drive - cassette recorder. The device became popular among radio amateurs.
$ 245 1976 - 1059 dollars in 2016
.
Apple's 1
Jobs with Wozniak started in June 1976 began to gather at the Apple garage 1. The computer runs on a processor MOS 6502 at a frequency of 1 MHz and has 4 KB of RAM expandable up to 8 or 48 KB. Fully equipped board without housing was worth 666, 66 dollars. Today it is 2881 USD.
Apple II
In 1977, to replace the Apple 1 came second version of a personal computer - Apple II. The new model was so successful that Apple was selling her until the 1990s. At the start of sales of the computer cost 1298 dollars with 4 KB of RAM and 48 KB of RAM increased the price to 2638 dollars. Today it is 5268 and 10,710 dollars respectively.
Commodore PET
Apple's competitors was Commodore PET, released in 1977. Included with your computer keyboard walked, built 9-inch monitor with a resolution 40h25 characters and a tape drive. The car is based on the MOS Technology 6502 processor clocked at 1 MHz. 4 KB of RAM can be increased up to 96 KB.
Computer worth $ 795, which translated is 3226 dollars on money in 2016.
TRS-80
In late 1977 the company began selling through Tandy Radio Shack store chain desktops from the TRS-80 series. The store was not confident in the success of computers, so the first batch was only 3000 pieces. If they are not sold, they would have used for the needs of the trading network accounts. However, over the last month sold 10 thousand copies, and for the year - 55 thousand
. TRS-80 was the first home computer, the price of which does not exceed $ 600. Package for $ 599 included a tape recorder. The prices in 2016 is 2431 USD.
The advertising campaign was even the Isaac Asimov.
Sinclair Mk14
In 1978 went on sale the first single-board microcomputer from the British company Sinclair Research. The computer was equipped with an 8-bit processor, a 20-key keyboard, 8-digit digital display, 512 bytes of ROM, 256 bytes of RAM, and input-output ports.
The company sold 20 thousand computers Mk14 and later released even more successful cheap home computers, including the ZX80, ZX81 and ZX Spectrum.
Mk14 in 1978 was worth 39, 95 pounds, which translated into today's money is 224 pounds.
the Atari 400, Atari 800
In 1979, the company began selling Atari 8-bit computers under the control of the CPU MOS Technology 6502, operating at a frequency of 1, 79 MHz. Total has sold more than two million vehicles from 1979 to 1985. The most commercially successful model was the Atari 800 XL -. More than 600 thousand units sold
Atari 400 with 8 KB of RAM was worth 549, 95 dollars. Her older brother - the Atari 800 - would cost the 999, 95 dollars. Translated to today it is 1864, and 3389 dollars respectively.
Calculators
Bowmar 901B
Calculators in the early 1970s were not a cheap pleasure. Introduced in 1971 Bowmar 901B worth $ 240, in 2016 it is 1458 dollars.
JCPenny
By 1974, life has become easier, and you can buy a pocket calculator, depicted in the photo below on the right, for 39, 95. It is 199 dollars today.
Electronics B3-18
The first scientific calculator in the USSR began to produce in 1976. It was a model of "Electronics B3-18" capable of performing the four arithmetic operations, squaring and square roots, calculate logarithms, trigonometric functions, operation with a memory and so on.
This calculator was worth 220 rubles in 1976. Russian legislation for the calculation of pensions in 2001, the average salary is set by the Soviet Union in the amount of 154 rubles 20 kopecks. That is, the calculator would cost the 142% of salary. In 2016, the average patch was 32 122 rubles, 142% of which - 45 613 rubles. In principle, it is the price of a new phone.
TV
Motorola
TV by 1970 were more common than computers. One of the leaders was from Motorola. In 1970, the US could buy a 16-inch TV Quasar by Motorola for $ 599, at the time "flagship" of the company. Today it is 3795 dollars. There were, of course, cheaper models, including black and white for $ 89 - Today is the 563 dollar
.
Sony
Another major player, Sony has. In 1974, the TV KV-1920 would cost the buyer in the US 590 dollars. This 2943 dollar today, which is more expensive 55-inch 4K Android-TV Sony X850C, which costs only 1100 dollars.
Hours
Pulsar Time Computer
History wearable began in 1972, when the company released the Hamilton Watch Pulsar Time Computer. It was the first electronic watch with an integrated digital display.
Innovative devices emphasized the price in 2100 dollars, today it is about 12 350 dollars. It is said that while the two-door Ford Pinto, the cheapest car from Ford, you worth $ 1 850.
the HP-01 calculator
At Pulsar quickly new competitors, including in the face of such a giant as Hewlett-Packard. In 1977, the company released HP-01 calculator. Press the keys had to be with a stylus hidden in the bracelet.
Watches with a calculator in a gold case worth $ 850, which today is equivalent to 3 450 dollars. But you can choose the model easier - in steel design for just $ 450, which translates into the year 2016 -. 1826 dollars
Casiotron
On the other side of the world for the cause came from the Japanese. Casio in 1974 developed electronic Casiotron hours. This clock shows the date.
At the time of release Casiotron cost 60,000 JPY, which translated into today - about 140,000 yen. In rubles the modern equivalent of the price of about 84 thousand.
Texas Instruments
In 1976, the company Texas Instruments has brought down the price of the electronic clock by releasing a device with plastic bracelets for under $ 40. Today it is about 170 dollars. Watch Star Wars film to premiere in 1977 cost even less - just $ 17 - $ 69 2016
.
To calculate the cost of the calculator used Wolphram Alpha.
Source: geektimes.ru/post/278880/