PC's - A Trip Back in Time

1988: Tandy 1000 TL


Price: $1400 ($2454 adjusted for inflation)
CPU: Intel 80286
RAM: 640KB
Storage: 3.5-inch floppy
Monitor: 14-inch, 640-by-200 RGB CRT, 16 colors


2008: HP Pavilion Elite m9100z series


Price: about $1000
CPU: 2.8-GHz AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+ dual-core
RAM: 2GB
Storage: 750GB HD, CD/DVD recorder
Monitor: 17-inch, 1440-by-900 LCD, 16.7 million colors


1988: Toshiba T1200H


Price: $4098 ($7182 adjusted for inflation)
CPU: 4.77-/9.54-MHz Intel 80C86
RAM: 1MB
Storage: 20MB hard drive, 720KB floppy drive
Display: 9.4-inch supertwist LCD
Weight: 14 pounds (including modem, charger, and case)
Battery life: 2 hours


2008: Lenovo ThinkPad X61


Price: $1724
CPU: 2-GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T7300
RAM: 2GB
Storage: 160GB HD, PC Card slot, SD Card slot, external CD/DVD recorder
Display: 12.1-inch 1024-by-768 LCD, 16.7 million colors
Weight: 3.6 pounds (6.1 pounds including adapter, ultrabase, and DVD burner)
Battery life: 6 hours

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