Carl Tyler's Blog :: A 133mhz Thinkpad for $10k, bargain!

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I have been clearing out some old boxes and came across some old ZIP disks. Poking around in some of them, I found the spreadsheet containing the order for the Thinkpad I ordered when I arrived in the US. Amazing how prices have come down in roughly 10 years.

Qty	Part No.	Description	Unit Price	Ext. Price
1	IBM-A0177	Thinkpad 760E, P133Mhz	$5,886.07	$5,886.07
1	IBM-F9325	1.2 GB Removable drive f/TP760CD,E	$1,143.62	$1,143.62
1	IBM-C0022	IBM P70,17" Color Monitor .26dp Trini	$942.88	$942.88
1	IBM-H5001	IBM docking station II	$661.10	$661.10
1	IBM-F7413	IBM 4x Int. Ultrabay for 760E	$359.00	$359.00
2	KING-B7816	16Mb DIMM for Thinkpad 760E series	$350.00	$700.00
1	IBM-H9329	LiON Battery for TP760	$241.82	$241.82
1	TCOM-G0017	3COM PCMCIA Ethernet Card	$162.26	$162.26
1	PCC-323287	PORT Compact notebook carrying case	$71.04	$71.04
1	IBM-D7453	Enhanced Keyboard	$68.93	$68.93
1	IBM H3701	IBM Monitor Shelf	$59.38	$59.38
1	IBM-D619D	IBM Miniature Mouse - Black	$55.00	$55.00
1	KING-B2151	DIMM Adapter Card for TP760	$53.09	$53.09
1	TCOM-G0111	3COM Ethernet Card (3C509)	$107.72	$107.72
1	CLBS-M2A	Advanced Peripheral Integration	$32.19	$32.19
			Total	$10,544.10

Comments

1 - I think it's even more amazing when you take into count that the value of money has gone down dramatically since the last 10 years :)

In our cantina the price for food raised 6%, that's insane! The salaries were supposed to raise 8%, but the staggered raising process seemed to be forgotten, and now it's stuck at 4% at most.

It's amazing that prices CAN raise every year, who the heck is pushing the prices up, it should be forbidden by law!

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