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by abstractbill 5840 days ago
Yes, but the Lisa cost about $22,000 (adjusted for inflation). A regular macbook costs $1000.
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palish 5840 days ago
Just curious, how did you do the inflation adjustment?
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pbhjpbhj 5839 days ago
I'd guess using something like http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=inflation+rate+in+US+fr... to establish a mean rate and then using "compound interest" formula?
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ZitchDog 5839 days ago
It's far simpler than that:

http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=9,995+1983+dollars

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pbhjpbhj 5839 days ago
LOL, I tried all sorts of variations but it never understood what I was on about.
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