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Sep 19th, 2011 at 11:01pm

Webb   Offline
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1996 (15 years ago) prices

3.1G hard drive $399

16Mb RAM $129

CD-ROM $149

33.6 Voice/Fax modem $159

133 MHz HP "Multimedia System" $1899
 

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Reply #1 - Sep 20th, 2011 at 10:31am

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And in all that time, BB's service hasn't improved any! BWAHAHA!
 

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Reply #2 - Sep 20th, 2011 at 10:43am

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...and Petrol was £2.40 per gallon...>>>

http://www.speedlimit.org.uk/petrolprices.html

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For £6.00's worth of petrol, it just slightly moistens the bottom of my Bike's Petrol Tank now!... Cry...!

...and Inflation never automatically pumps my tyres up!
 

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Reply #3 - Sep 20th, 2011 at 1:46pm

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Fozzer wrote on Sep 20th, 2011 at 10:43am:
...and Inflation never automatically pumps my tyres up
rather, inflation tends to blow everything out of proportion!
  Shocked Cheesy


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Reply #4 - Sep 21st, 2011 at 6:37am

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Remember, due to inflation, the $400 price tag is more like $550 in today's money.  Shocked
 

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