Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Off Topic: Bored? No really, are you?

Check out these scans from a Best Buy flyer from 1996.

A new Macintosh PowerPC would have set you back about $2400.00 US. That was about $3800.00 CAD (maybe more) and doesn't include the monitor. Another $500 got you a nice 15 inch boat anchor. See Page 9.

And for $2500.00 (again, all prices USD) you could really take advantage of a laptop. With an 11-inch display! Bet you thought you were the cock of the walk back then, right Fancy? See Page 10.

Oh, and don't forgot your Sony Walkman - a steal at $14.99. See Page 11.

Make sure you check out the pimpin' cell phones on Page 7.

5 comments:

  1. jim mSeptember 19, 2011 at 11:00 PM

    actually it wasn't unusual to drop 6Gs on a mac back then. i spent close to 5Gs on mine.

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  2. Dan-1September 20, 2011 at 12:01 AM

    I have a 1.58 GB hard drive (one of the old giant 5.25" bricks) that was probably around $45,000 back in 1987. Now...flash drives store more data.

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  3. GOTransitBitchSeptember 20, 2011 at 9:01 AM

    I like the 35mm camera. And the enticement to buy film at Best Buy. Film. *sigh* I miss my old Canon.

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  4. lswgirl13September 20, 2011 at 9:07 AM

    My 17 year old goes old school and still uses his Sony Discman. I loved my Walkman, never went anywhere without it.

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  5. AitchSeptember 20, 2011 at 5:42 PM

    I like all the Macarena-related products. It's sort of the "embarrassing hairstyle" of music for that time period.

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