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Vintage and Retro Ads, Promos, Fliers, Etc.

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Computer Camp Ad, Byte Magazine Volume 7, Number 4, April 1982 (lemmy.world)
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[–] [email protected] 16 points 3 months ago (3 children)

$2700 for two weeks, offered in some nice locations

Would’ve paid off!

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I think my dad paid $600 back then. And yeah, it got me into an IT career.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

Heck yeah!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, but they're only teaching basic and Pascal .

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Pretty sure it says two-week sessions, so $795/2 weeks

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Ya then adjust for inflation to understand a bit more of the level of pain of giving the kid the privilege, nice of parents to do!