Samuel is turning 16 in just over a week. One of the things on his birthday list was more RAM for his gaming computer, and I gave him a 16GB module yesterday1, then showed him this2:
So that present, which was under 50 bucks all told and doubled his memory, would've cost about $200,000,000 back in the early 80s (over $700M in today's dollars). Definitely earning my Best Dad Ever coffee mug!
1 - Our Birthday Month tradition is a bit like an Advent calendar, with rolling gift giving to both kids.
2 - Not sure if this was the exact brand I bought with money earned from my paper route, lawn mowing, and other odd jobs. That expanded my Apple ][+ (Bell & Howell edition) RAM up to 64K.
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