[CUBE] Monitor Prices and the High End Studios (getting OT)

[FrankG]

Rod, I was referring to the whole system-$10000 for CPU with maxed RAM- 
$7000 for 21" Monitor and Video Card, $14000 for a Thermal printer,
$6000 for a Scanner, -Syquest Removable Drive-No CDROM then. Not to 
mention the cost of all the startup software back then-no one knew what 
to buy.
-Glad to know a few out there that remember those days

On Thursday, January 30, 2003, at 11:15 AM, Rod Clifford wrote:

> Frank,
> Really???? I thought top end for the FX was about $10,000. Makes the 
> one in my closet even more special.
> Toatally OT, how long did the system stay in use?
> On a sentimantal note, upgrading a 2-3 year old machine has become 
> cheaper (when compared with the 68xxx era). But, when the new machines 
> come with 64mb video, faster ram, built in DVD-R/CD-RW...
>
> Makes you wonder, till you get home, startup you cube and 
> hear............nothing. The Cube still ranks among the top
> products from Apple (iPod and new 12" PowerBooks (IMO) are great 
> looking too)      Rod
>
> On Thursday, January 30, 2003, at 08:42  AM, FrankG wrote:
>
>> I believe there is a group of well off studios, designers and 
>> programmers who laugh at $3500 for such a beautiful monitor.
>> They have to have the latest right away- And Apple knows that. They 
>> create with them in mind and then dump the excess to the general 
>> market a year later-We all know one of these guys who always is first 
>> on that Apple receive list.
>>
>> BTW - My first MacII FX system c1990 cost $35000- the Raster Ops 
>> Monitor was $5000- The Video Card Was $4000-
>>
>> Computer Equipment is cheap these days guys and we are still trying 
>> to squeeze that turnip.
>>
>> We should all be ashamed
>>
>> Smilin'
>> FrankG
>> Nuthin' beats my CUBEstill
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thursday, January 30, 2003, at 05:51 AM, Thubten Kunga wrote:
>>
>>> It was $3500 Rod. Apple has been making huge profits on that model 
>>> and LG radically lowered their price to Apple at the end of 2002.
>>
>
>
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