Originally posted by ElJamoquio Looking at the ad -they show a prairie dog as well as the black and white cow - in July 1996: the P5-120 Family Pc went for $1899. 16MB RAM, 850MB hard drive, 1MB graphics board, 8x CD-ROM & Diskette combo drive, Gateway sound card, Altec Lansing speakers, 28.8 Fax/Modem, Crystal Scan 15" monitor, 7 bay mini tower, keyboard, mouse, Win 95.
Product of the year? Netscape Navigator. Business Computer? Gateway 2000. Home Computer? Gateway 2000. Best online service? AOL. Web Site? Yahoo. ISP? Netcom. Fax-Modem? US Robotics Sportster 28.8
This was PC World July 1996
Maybe what this shows is that overpriced junk is overpriced junk regardless... or that to maintain position, advertising is king... Or let's face it, Canon and Nikon are the Dell and Gateway of the era... if Pentax is doomed, it is the Quantex... or Micron...