1983 Micro prices (was Re: The Origins of DOS)

[Chris M]

> Therefore, it didin't make much sense to go CGA.
> 
> UNLESS, . . . you have the extreme level of
> technical expertise
> to make or buy a cable to connect a composite video
> monitor
> (often with UHF connectors) to the composite RCA
> jack (or to the
> 4 pin Berg that was supplied for connecting
> SUP'RMOD2 RF modulator),
> and the willingness to accept video quality that was
> about the same
> as other current micros, just to save $700.

 Every composite monitor I've ever seen had an RCA.
Needless to say though, I haven't seen it all... 
 I think the idea was that you could get by with less
expenditure. The majority of peecees I've seen had the
mono monitor plopped atop though. I got to dig out
that ad.



 
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