BBC B Pricing from 1984

[mark0x01]

So how much did they cost here in New Zealand in 1984?

I have a price list with the Retail Prices as follows (in NZ$)


ANB01 BBC Model B $1695
ANB02 with Econet $1985
ANB03 with disk interface $1985
ANB04 with net and disk $2260
ALA01 Electron $789
ALA11 Electron Plus1 $259
(printer, joystick, cartridge ports)
ALA13 Electron Plus3 $729
(3.5 floppy drive 300k)
ANB01 Network Interface $300
ANB13 Disk upgrade $320
ANC01 6502 sec. processor $998
ANC02 Z80 sec. processor $1495
ANE02 Prestel Adapter $599


And a few parts

These are Acorns distributor prices in UK£

ABZ05 Case upper half 8.40
ABZ07 Case lower half 8.40
ABZ10 Keyboard 28.50
ABZ11 Power Supply 29.60

ABZ13 Video Processor ULA 5C094 8.40
ABZ14 Serial processor ULA 2C199 4.20
ABZ15 Basic Rom B05 8.60
ABZ16 OS RomHM61328 B04 4.00
ABZ17 Teletext Rom SAA5050 4.00

ABZ24 Dram HM4816AP-3 2.14

ABX01 Dealer spares kit 75.00
ABX02 Recommended spares kit 394.47


I am fortunate to have a ANC01 6502 coprocessor, ANE02 Prestel Adapter in my collection.
The Prestel adaptor was a sample, and adapted to work locally.

The most expensive part was the power supply, followed by the keyboard.

 

[Gary C]

I am still amazed at the release price of a model B in the UK, £399

I cant believe that my parents afforded such a thing in 1982.