I was thrilled. Of course, what prices have done since is plummet, as power has soared. I can t think of another industry whose products have jumped in quality while prices have dropped so precipitously. Certainly not the auto industry. And I can t remember what Kellogg s corn flakes went for in 1960.
Computers are a dramatically different story.
And they re getting faster. That s HALF my 1987 price. My story ends about here. That s going to go on into the next century. 2001 Time Inc. All rights reserved.