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abstractbill
on June 26, 2010
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Apple Retina Display: Under the microscope compari...
Yes, but the Lisa cost about
$22,000
(adjusted for inflation). A regular macbook costs $1000.
palish
on June 26, 2010
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Just curious, how did you do the inflation adjustment?
pbhjpbhj
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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?
ZitchDog
on June 26, 2010
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It's far simpler than that:
http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=9,995+1983+dollars
pbhjpbhj
on June 26, 2010
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LOL, I tried all sorts of variations but it never understood what I was on about.
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