Re: The Dick Smith System 80, as sold to New Zealanders

In a message dated 12/26/2016 3:14:49 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time, te...@webweavers.co.nz writes: Over this Xmas break I've grabbed some time to add a few bits and pieces to my Dick Smith System 80 website. Some on the list might find this stuff interesting, hence the post. For those wh

Re: The Dick Smith System 80, as sold to New Zealanders

On 2016-12-26 10:49 AM, Geoff Oltmans wrote: Those are some eye watering prices for sure. What was the average household income at that time? Sent from my iPhone Best guess I could make in 10 minutes of googling was $150-$200 average wage per week in 1981 ($7800-10400/year) based on $157/w

Re: The Dick Smith System 80, as sold to New Zealanders

Those are some eye watering prices for sure. What was the average household income at that time? Sent from my iPhone

The Dick Smith System 80, as sold to New Zealanders

Over this Xmas break I've grabbed some time to add a few bits and pieces to my Dick Smith System 80 website. Some on the list might find this stuff interesting, hence the post. For those who might not know, Dick Smith was a colourful Australian entrepreneur (and helicopter pilot), who pioneered a