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"1981 was a different time for computing. It was expensive (both hardware and software)" doesn't sound so different anymore...the VCs have managed to go back t

• rob74 1mo ago
  Even though the price of RAM has gone up recently, it's still (even if you don't adjust for inflation) several orders of magnitude cheaper than it was in 1981... This graph (https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/historical-cost-of-computer-memory-and-storage https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/historical-cost-of-comput...) doesn't contain the latest uptick, but just to get the picture: 1981: 1 TB of memory cost 12.8 billion $ (at least theoretically - I'm not sure if worldwide RAM production for that year was more than 1 TB?) 2023: 1 TB of memory cost 1088 $
  • caycep 1mo ago
    I suppose that's one way to measure, but would a "real world measure" i.e. cost of the amount of ram to realistically run the apps/software/OS of the time be more relevant?
    • NetMageSCW 1mo ago
      So if 32GB of RAM used to cost $400 million and now costs $250, is that better?