Time machine · 47 years ago

Computers in 1979

1 computer in the atlas launched in 1979: Atari 800. The most memory you could get in our catalogue was 8 KB (Atari 800); a 2025 flagship phone has 1 million× that.

$4,321what $1,000 in 1979 is worth in 2024 (US CPI)
1 million×more memory in today's phone than 1979's best in the catalogue
0people in the atlas got their first computer in 1979
24.3 million×memory growth expected since 1979 from the catalogue trend

Launched in 1979

Atari 800Atari · 8 KB · 1.79 MHz$999 → $4,320 today

Also on sale around 1979

Altair 8800MITS · 256 bytes · 2 MHz$439 → $2,560 todayApple IApple · 4 KB · 1 MHz$666.66 → $3,680 todayApple IIApple · 4 KB · 1 MHz$1,298 → $6,720 todayCommodore PET 2001Commodore · 8 KB · 1 MHz$795 → $4,120 todayTRS-80 Model ITandy / Radio Shack · 4 KB · 1.77 MHz$599.95 → $3,110 today
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