Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/10/01

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Subject: Re: [Leica] The cost of Leica in 1974
From: "Anthony Atkielski" <anthony@atkielski.com>
Date: Fri, 1 Oct 1999 19:11:17 +0200
 
From: B. D. Colen <bdcolen@earthlink.net>
Sent: Friday, October 01, 1999 12:17
Subject: RE: [Leica] The cost of Leica in 1974


> ...What would today's price be were it not for the
> extraordinary inflation of the 1970s and early 80s?

I wouldn't overestimate the importance of inflation.  Take a look at the cost of
a mint-condition, original IBM PC from 1982 or so, and you'll see what I mean.

  -- Anthony