Members Billster Posted June 5, 2008 Members Share Posted June 5, 2008 With much hype placed on the Celtics vs. Lakers NBA Finals, here's a comparison of the last time these two teams met for the championship: 1987: $3,700 got you a Macintosh SE with a 20 MB hard drive, 1 MB of RAM and an 8MHz processor Today: $1,200 gets you an iMac with a 250 GB hard drive, 1 GB of RAM, and a 2.4 GHz processor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mudcat007 Posted June 5, 2008 Members Share Posted June 5, 2008 1987: One gallon of regular gas would set you back 97 cents. Today: One gallon of regular gas will set you back $3.99. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jackcheez Posted June 5, 2008 Members Share Posted June 5, 2008 Is there some way you could have done this without making me feel old ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jeff da Weasel Posted June 5, 2008 Members Share Posted June 5, 2008 1987: Courtside seats for the NBA Finals cost an expensive $500. 2008: Courtside seats for the NBA Finals are currently running about $30,000. EACH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Geoff Grace Posted June 5, 2008 Members Share Posted June 5, 2008 Is there some way you could have done this without making me feel old ? 1987: Methuselah was 5,304 years old. 2008: Methuselah is 5,325 years old. There, how's that? Best, Geoff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members John Sayers Posted June 5, 2008 Members Share Posted June 5, 2008 With much hype placed on the Celtics vs. Lakers NBA Finals, here's a comparison of the last time these two teams met for the championship: 1987: $3,700 got you a Macintosh SE with a 20 MB hard drive, 1 MB of RAM and an 8MHz processor Today: $1,200 gets you an iMac with a 250 GB hard drive, 1 GB of RAM, and a 2.4 GHz processor. today $1200 also gets you: Intel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sonic Jedi Posted June 5, 2008 Members Share Posted June 5, 2008 I found an inflation calculator that helps put things into perspective: $500 back in 1987 is worth approx 933.78 (well, that was for 2007) 1987: 8 bit Nintendo Entertainment System: $200 ($373 inflation adjusted)Today: XBOX 360: $279 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rudolf von Hagenwil Posted June 5, 2008 Members Share Posted June 5, 2008 March 14th 2008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Geoff Grace Posted June 5, 2008 Members Share Posted June 5, 2008 My one memory of the series back in 1987 is watching the game on the monitor while playing a solo piano gig at a Phoenix resort. I was in the midst of preparing to move to LA at the time. I relocated in July of 1987, and I've been a Californian ever since. I'm looking forward to this series, but there's no matchup like Magic & Bird. Even so, it's gonna be fun! Go Lakers!!! Best, Geoff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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