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		js2 on June 12, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: When The Apple II Was New I remember drives were crazy expensive but that seems high. Supposedly you could get the 10 MB Sider for $700 in late '85: http://apple2.org.za/gswv/USA2WUG/FOUNDING.MEMBERS/HOME.PAGE...

joezydeco on June 12, 2014 [–]

The Corvus was 10 Megabytes for $5,350 in 1979. $4,900 for 5MB seems plausible.

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