07-19-2021, 06:26 PM
https://www.cultofmac.com/492968/today-a...ore-492968
July 18, 1994: Apple launches the Quadra, Performa and LC 630 Macintoshes, three similar computers with slight differences tailored for the professional, home and educational markets.
Buyers can configure the new 630 series of Macs for less than $2,000. Today, the idea of getting a decent multimedia computer for $3,667 (adjusted for inflation) sounds OK, but in 1994 these new Macs looked like a total steal.
The previous top-end Macs — the Quadra 700 and Quadra 900 — cost between $6,000 and $8,500. That’s the equivalent of between $11,000 and $15,583 in 2021 dollars.
Apple wanted to bring down this price while still giving users the ability to tap into exciting new technologies like a CD-ROM drive, version 2.0 of the QuickTime multimedia software, and a comm slot for a modem or Ethernet card.
July 18, 1994: Apple launches the Quadra, Performa and LC 630 Macintoshes, three similar computers with slight differences tailored for the professional, home and educational markets.
Buyers can configure the new 630 series of Macs for less than $2,000. Today, the idea of getting a decent multimedia computer for $3,667 (adjusted for inflation) sounds OK, but in 1994 these new Macs looked like a total steal.
The previous top-end Macs — the Quadra 700 and Quadra 900 — cost between $6,000 and $8,500. That’s the equivalent of between $11,000 and $15,583 in 2021 dollars.
Apple wanted to bring down this price while still giving users the ability to tap into exciting new technologies like a CD-ROM drive, version 2.0 of the QuickTime multimedia software, and a comm slot for a modem or Ethernet card.