id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt 88 Hart, Michael Price/Cost Indexes from 1875 to 1989; Estimated to 2010 .txt text/plain 79783 22657 118 These figures range from the first 5 megabyte hard drives used Of course, since I used only the real prices we paid for drive after drive, it was only a matter of time until the cost/price Prices VERY stable now, falling by about 1/3 per year. 1986 $1595 per 80M at $20/M --> (IBM listed in Blue Book as 1984 price) The price in current 1993 dollars for any year is found in D-D indicates prices from the end of one year Year Price D-D Adj% Average price rise for 40 year period 1950-1989 is about 4% [4.32%] Average price rise for 40 year period 1950-1989 is about 4% [4.32%] Average price rise for 40 year period 1950-1989 is about 4% [4.32%] BASE YEAR: 1993 [1993 dollars = 1.000000] years of moderate inflation until after 1919, when pricing which would be an 11 year span for prices to double, since ./cache/88.txt ./txt/88.txt