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Originally Posted by eberts

I have trouble believing people actually watched those things in 1949.
What was $250 spent on a B&W TV then worth ? Isnt that like $5000 now ?
Some guy showed me his sticker from a station wagon he bought brand new in 1961, it was only $1000. He was still driving it in the late 90's.

In '49 you can be sure that only the well-to-do could afford a television receiver. You can also likely be sure that they suddenly had many new friends. In the '50s that all quickly changed, thanks to such as Earl Muntz.

I remember when the basic 4 function calculator you can get for a buck at a discount store today once long ago sold for over $200.

Technology is a wondrous thing indeed. Imagine if your PC was made entirely of 6SN7s the way computers once were.