[NTLK] OT: Original cost for Infocom games

[John Moran]

According to this:
http://www.usinflationcalculator.com/

$40 in 1983 ~  $92.50 today


On Fri, Dec 21, 2012 at 12:10 PM, John Moran <bugs.moran at gmail.com> wrote:

> I found this:
> http://www.csd.uwo.ca/Infocom/Articles/zorks.html
>
> "...Zork I, II, and III, Infocom, Cambridge, MA, on disk for Apple
> II/II+/Iie, Atari 800/1200, Commodore 64, CP/M, DEC Rainbow, IBM PC, TI
> Professional, TRS-80 Model III, $40-$50 each."
>
> Bugs
>
>
> On Fri, Dec 21, 2012 at 12:00 PM, joe kallo <quietglow at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi list,
>>
>> I am having a discussion with a coworker about the original cost of
>> Infocom
>> games (the text-only ones, so pre '87 or so). Surprisingly, we haven't
>> been
>> able to find the info online anywhere. Anyone remember the rough
>> price-range? I had several that I got from Computerland (a.k.a. heaven,
>> for
>> the 12 year old me) in the early 80s but my parents were the ones buying
>> so
>> I don't remember the cost.
>>
>> Thanks as always,
>>
>> Joe
>>
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