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Lending credence to this argument was the hardware evolution of the computer
— ever larger, more costly, more powerful, and more abstruse. In terms of
operating costs it was usually cheaper to use one large computer rather than a
dozen ...
Lending credence to this argument was the hardware evolution of the computer
— ever larger, more costly, more powerful, and more abstruse. In terms of
operating costs it was usually cheaper to use one large computer rather than a
dozen ...
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U.S. -made home computer that cost less than $300. Less than two years later it
came out with the Commodore 64, a computer roughly comparable in power to
the Apple II but several hundred dollars cheaper. Both sold well, and launched ...
U.S. -made home computer that cost less than $300. Less than two years later it
came out with the Commodore 64, a computer roughly comparable in power to
the Apple II but several hundred dollars cheaper. Both sold well, and launched ...
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Commodore was able to sell so cheaply because its costs were low. Its
computers were well designed; the company manufactured all its own
components, often in low- wage plants overseas; and it realized enormous
economies of scale by ...
Commodore was able to sell so cheaply because its costs were low. Its
computers were well designed; the company manufactured all its own
components, often in low- wage plants overseas; and it realized enormous
economies of scale by ...
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