The late, great TRS-80

[Fred Cisin]

> > I remember one time in the ealry 1980s checking into exchange rates,
> > particularly dollar/yen for Epson HC20, RC20, etc.  At that time, a USD
> > was about 300 yen, and there were IIRC 2.85 USD per British Pound.  It

On Tue, 26 Jun 2007, Liam Proven wrote:
> Well, the way it worked from when I was in my teens (mid-1980s) until
> fairly recently was, to convert a US price to a UK one, take off the $
> sign and replace it with a £ sign. It still happens today.

Therefore, prices in UK were/are? 2 to 3 times the price in US.

For a UK kid with limited funds, that sucks.

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Grumpy Ol' Fred     		cisin at xenosoft.com