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By comparison, the Macintosh IIfx with 4 MB of memory and a 160 MB hard disk was about $28k in today's dollars.

It was a 10k starting price in the UK IIRC, there were two in our maths department!

I remember reading about the Apple Lisa when it was announced. Launched January 19, 1983, with 1 MB RAM: $9995

So, effectively just as worth it for those who need it.