Re: WordCheck app, circa 1980

From: Mike Stein <*mhs.stein_at_gmail.com*> Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2019 02:23:13 -0500 Message-ID: <79C3AF25883F474A8631DF1FA9D73BB7@310e2> · mhs.stein_at_gmail.com

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "William Levak" <wlevak@SDF.ORG>
To: <cbm-hackers@musoftware.de>
Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2019 1:47 AM
Subject: Re: WordCheck app, circa 1980

> On Tue, 8 Jan 2019, Bill Degnan wrote:
> 
>> What was the cost of a CBM 8032, with 8050 drive, Diablo or similar
>> printer, and WordPro / WordCheck?  Definitely a business market
>> application... 

> My memory may be a little off, but this is what I remember:
> 
> CBM 8032   $800
> CBM 8050   $1000
> TEC F10 daisy wheel printer $1000
> Toshiba 1350 24 pin letter quality dot matrix $1400, later reduced to $1000
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What a deal! I paid $2500 *each* for a new 8032 computer and 8050 dual SS floppy drive; printers were more or less in the same ball park, so $6000 to $7000 for a complete CBM system.

Definitely aimed at the business market...

m