40 Hilarious Ads For Technology From The Past That Look Insanely Expensive Now
Article created by: Mindaugas Balčiauskas
Name a better time capsule than ads for technology. Go on, I’ll wait.
Looking back at a gadget from decades ago really shows how far humanity has come. A landline answering machine, a 10-megabyte hard drive… It’s crazy to think that at one point, now-obsolete technology was not only top-of-the-line but also a bargain. Now, paying a couple of months worth of salary for memory that fits no more than a few songs makes little sense when you consider that 4 terabytes of external storage cost less than $100.
These vintage ads no longer serve any other purpose than to point out the major shifts in technology and how much better things are now. But then again, that’s quite something.
#1
Tandy Ct-300 Cellular Phone: $1,499.00 [$3,116.43 Today]
#2
Imsai PC With 10mb Hard Disk, 64k Ram: $5,995.00 [$18,700 Today]
#4
The 1978 Ibm 5110: $18,000
#5
Sears 8-Digit Electronic Calculator: $98.95
#6
Xcomp 10mb Hard Disk: $3,398.00
#8
Betavision Video Cassette Recorder: $985.00
#10
Intecolor 3621 With 51k Disk Drive: $3,300.00
#11
Sinclair Zx80 With 4k Basic: $199.95
#12
Phone-Mate Answering Machine: $129.50
#13
Emerson Radio Corporation Television Set – 1949: $599.50
#14
Jvc Hr-7300 Vidstar Vhs: $1,280.00
#15
Sears Color TV: $327.88
#17
Trs-80 Computer Sold In 1977: $3,450
#18
Mid-80’s Seagate St4096 Memory Hard Disk: $12,000
#19
10 Megabyte Hard Drive: $3,500
#20
Sinclair Microvision TV: $395.00
#21
Cellphone From UK: $895
#24
Osborne Computer: $1795
#25
1977 The Apple Ll: $1195
#26
1984 PC Computer Unit: $5,000
#27
The Commodore 64: $600
#28
The Trs-80 Model 4 (1983): $1,300
#29
Westinghouse ‘Big Picture Television’: $269 (Today Would Be Around $2,700)
#33
The Trs-80 Micro: $3,875
#34
1976 Apple 1: $666.66
#35
Sears Video Arcade: $178.95
#36
10 Megabyte Hard Disk System: $3,695
#37
Low-Cost Hard Disk Computer: $10k
#38
2 Cents A Byte! Sink Your Teeth Into A Helping Of Ram Without Burning A Hole In Your Wallet. From 16-32k Ram Memory: Starting From $299
#39
The Apf Imagination Machine A Video Game Console: $599
#40
A Basic Cassette Tape Recorder From Philips: $166
