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How the IBM PC Won, Then Lost, the Personal Computer Market

Cars That Think

And in 2005, the Chinese computer maker Lenovo Group purchased IBM's PC business. Here, Steve Jobs introduced the Apple II, with a price tag of US $1,298 (about $5,800 today), while rival Commodore unveiled its PET. In reality, customers were buying 200,000 PCs per month by the second year.

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Junkyard Find: 1976 Pontiac Grand Prix LJ

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The LJ's price tag varied, depending on which paint and interior options were selected. The AM/FM/8-track without CB was $337 (about $1,823 today), but this unit isn't listed in any of my reference books for 1976. I thought about buying this one, but the microphone was missing (and I already have one from a slightly later Cadillac ).

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