Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site ucla-cs.ARPA Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!whuxlm!harpo!decvax!tektronix!hplabs!sdcrdcf!trwrb!cepu!ucla-cs!dimare From: dimare@ucla-cs.UUCP Newsgroups: net.micro Subject: Base price for popular micros Message-ID: <5864@ucla-cs.ARPA> Date: Wed, 5-Jun-85 15:46:18 EDT Article-I.D.: ucla-cs.5864 Posted: Wed Jun 5 15:46:18 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 10-Jun-85 21:04:46 EDT Organization: UCLA Computer Science Department Lines: 11 I just read that Apple's cost of building a Mac is $200. I wonder what the cost is to build an IBM/PC! I find it hard to believe they can do it with so little money. Could somebody provide an explanation? If these are the real numbers, why don't we get cheaper stuff? Can we extrapolate and say that a Sony Trinitron costs $50? Adolfo ///