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User recalls expensive early PC purchase

The user recalls purchasing a Sperry PC-IT for $5,000, which was their first personal computer. This anecdote was prompted by a discussion about LLMs, though it is not directly related to the topic. AI

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User recalls expensive early PC purchase

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    @ ADHDruid : Your LLM post today reminded me of this anecdote though it isn't directly related. The first #PC that I owned was a Sperry PC-IT. It cost $5,000. T

    @ ADHDruid : Your LLM post today reminded me of this anecdote though it isn't directly related. The first #PC that I owned was a Sperry PC-IT. It cost $5,000. This would be $15,000 in today's dollars. For $15,000 in today's dollars, the PC-IT offered a 6 or 8 MHz 80286 with 512 K…