The times they are a-changin’.
This post seems to be older than 17 years—a long time on the internet. It might be outdated.
This is going to be somewhat unscientific, but here goes.
20MHz Intel 80386 Microprocessor -> Today’s Price ~ $1.56 (3.2GHz Intel P4 @ $250 / 3200 X 20)
2MB RAM -> Today’s Price ~$0.36 (256MB Kingston Value RAM @ $50 / 256 X 2)
The cost of the CPU is roughly 48% of the total cost of the unit (at least it is today). So that leads to a computer worth around $3.25…monitor, keyboard, and mouse not included of course ;-).
From $8499 to $3.25 in just sixteen years. Wow.
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