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A Look Back At Expensive System Launches

Posted by Zonk on from the i-want-a-pdp dept.

As the launch for the Xbox 360 approaches, with incredibly expensive bundles up for offer, Joystiq takes a look back at expensive system launches of the past. From the article: "Commodore 64 - $1207.04 (originally valued at $595 in 1982) Despite being the most popular computer model of all time, selling between 17 and 25 million units, the Commodore 64 was a relatively expensive games machine by today's standards. However, it offered extremely good value for money by offering unprecedented sound and graphics quality."

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  1. Re:C64 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I use to goto the Spokane commodore users group

    Look who still can't shake their BASIC programming days out of their head.

  2. Re:Neo Geo by dogbowl · · Score: 2, Funny

    well, its there now. Must have been added afterwards, I guess..

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