On 14May29:2005-0400, David L. Craig wrote: > On 14May29:1904+0000, Ken Porowski wrote: > > > http://www.jcmit.com/memoryprice.htm > > > > 1960 $5,242,880/M IBM 1401 core memory > > 1965 $2,642,412/M IBM 360/30 core memory > > 1970 $734,003/M IBM 370/135 core memory > > The handy inflation calculator at the Minneapolis Federal > Reserve web site (https://www.minneapolisfed.org/index.cfm) > enables conversion into today's dollars (purchasing power): > > 1960 $41,850,904.22/M IBM 1401 core memory > 1965 $19,795,043.27/M IBM 360/30 core memory > 1970 $ 4,463,736.06/M IBM 370/135 core memory > > That's assuming you believe their inflation figures.
The 1960 figure in 1970 dollars is 6,881,833.70 and the 1965 figure in 1970 dollars is 878,000.51 so now you can compare apples to apples. -- <not cent from sell> May the LORD God bless you exceedingly abundantly! Dave_Craig______________________________________________ "So the universe is not quite as you thought it was. You'd better rearrange your beliefs, then. Because you certainly can't rearrange the universe." __--from_Nightfall_by_Asimov/Silverberg_________________ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
