[GeoStL] Re: NGR: How Computer Hardware Prices Have Changed!!

From: "Mike Griffin" <griff@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2007 16:01:35 -0500

I had a BBS in Texas called "Griff's Tavern" in 1989. I ran it until 1997 where 
I delivered FidoNet mail as a distributor. I ran it on various machines 
including a Commodore 64. I bought a 660meg Hard Drive for $1900.00 and had to 
finance it. The guy who sold it to me said, "You will never fill this thing 
up!" 

My 64 had a 300 baud modem and I remember upgrading to a 1200. WOW! What a 
difference! I also had the external winchester drives for it. They were 6.6 meg 
drives after formatting.

Fun Times!
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: MoTexOutlaw 
  To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Monday, July 30, 2007 3:48 PM
  Subject: [GeoStL] NGR: How Computer Hardware Prices Have Changed!!


  Open Link: How Computer Hardware Prices Have Changed

  Not sure of the time frame for this equipment, but I think the Radio Shack 
Model II (TRS-80 Model II, maybe better known by some as Trash-80, disappeared 
about 1985 or before.

  My first computer was a Radio Shack Color Computer in 1981,  a 16k computer 
(yes, I said k, not, meg, not gig)    (connected to TV) , with tape recorder 
for file storage, and chess game for $895. Upgraded later to 32k, then 64k (as 
a piggy back 32k add on to the 32k chips), then upgraded chiclet keyboard with 
more modern style, they up grade to B&W monitor output and dot matrix printers. 
Printers were connected to the RS-232 serial ports via a black-box converter 
for RS-232 serial to Centronics printer port. Finally upgraded to 5.25 in 
floppy for file storage.  Had 4 of the machines at one time, one for me at 
home, one for each on two children at college, and one at work to run company 
bowling league stats and my personal word processing before days of company 
furnished computer. Still have one of them with disk drive and B&W monitor. 

  I remember a local St. Louis guy ran a BBS in the 1980's on a Radio Shack 
Model I with two 8" floppies hooked to it to run his BBS  .  It was St. Louis 
Radio Shack SIG (Special Interest Group) BBS (Bulletin Board Service).

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