On 14May29:2104-0400, David L. Craig wrote: > 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.
Correction: the 1965 figure in 1970 dollars is 3,255.035.90 -- time to get some rest. -- <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
