* Planning a dinner menu
* Balancing bank accounts
* Doing school homework
* Figuring out income tax
* Printing invitations
* Keeping the budget

So that's what it's for.

OIC...

$8,000, complete. The Teletype terminal costs $110 a month to rent, plus $7.50 per hour of use (snipped for clarity)

Back in 1970 that was some BIG money. One REALLY had to want it to go for that.

That is still BIG money. Hell my first computer only cost me $800 and so did my last one!

Thanks john, the site seems interesting will bookmark for later perusal.