My Computer Upgrade History

9" color TV - $300

Panasonic JR-200U 32 KB BASIC computer
  (monitor not included)
  half dozen or so software titles on cassette - (won in a 7-Eleven employee MDA collection drive)
Panasonic cassette tape player* - $25

Purchased our first ever PC in March 1991
  Intel 386sx-16
  1 MB memory
  256 KB video card
  40 MB Seagate hard drive
  5¼" 1.2 MB floppy drive*
  3½" 1.44 MB floppy drive
  in an AT full desktop case
  14" Emerson monitor
  power switch center* - $1300
Zoom 2400 bps internal modem - $59
Epson LX-810 24 pin dot matrix printer* - $189
Marstek B&W hand scanner - $289
signed up to CompuServe ($12.80/hour)
signed up to Prodigy Online Services ($12.95/month)
Genius mouse - $39

Added Seagate 120 MB HD - $200
two 1 MB 30 pin memory (not used until 1993) - $20
signed up to Delphi - $20/20 hours
signed up to America Online - $??/?? hours

I decided to build a new computer so I purchased these components separately
and moved some of the components (i.e. floppy drives, hard drives, video card, etc.) of the old computer to the new computer:
  motherboard with 386-40DX CPU - $149
  two 1 MB 30 pin memory - $70
  Colorado 250MB tape backup drive* - $130
  in an AT full tower case - $120
Replaced old modem with US Robotics 14400 bps internal fax modem* - $165

Creative Labs multimedia upgrade kit (2x CD ROM drive*, Sound Blaster 16*, speakers*) - $299
canceled Delphi

replaced old mouse with MS Serial Mouse* With Windows 3.1 - $29
replaced old PC with new bare bones PC
  Pentium 90
  1.2 GB Western Digital HD*
  8 MB memory
  in a new AT full tower case* - $1400
replaced dead monitor with a 15" Compudyne monitor* - $299
replaced bad video card with a 2 MB Stealth 64 3200 video card - $299
HP DeskJet 540 printer* - $219
APC Back-UPS 280* - $99
Windows 95 Upgrade* - $89
signed up to (the original) MSN - $4.95/month
signed up to Netcom ISP - $19.99/month

replaced old modem with Supra 28800 bps internal fax modem - $179
replaced damaged keyboard - $19

canceled Netcom and signed up to Prodigy Classic/Prodigy Internet Combo $19.95/month
two 8 MB 70 pin memory (24 MB total) - $70

canceled CompuServe and MSN
replaced two old 4 MB 70 pin memory with two new 16 MB 70 pin memory* (50 MB total) - $20 
replaced dead HD* with a Maxtor 6.8 GB* - $139
replaced dead 3½" 1.44 MB floppy drive with a new 3½" 1.44 MB floppy drive* - $15
Microtek 600 X 1200dpi flatbed scanner* - $120
Windows 98* - $5 (academic price)

replaced two old 8 MB 70 pin memory with two new 16 MB 70 pin memory* (64 total) - $0 (after rebate)
HP 2x CD-RW drive* - $99
replaced dead 2x CD-ROM drive* with a 32x CD-ROM* - $40
replaced old motherboard with AMD K6-2 300 CPU* - $169
replaced old modem with 56k internal fax modem* - $19
witnessed the closing of Prodigy Classic in the early hours of Saturday, October 2, 1999.

replaced 32x CD-ROM* for 48x CD-ROM* - $29
replaced 56k internal fax modem* with better 56k internal fax modem* - $10
replaced worn mouse* with a MS USB Intellimouse* - $19

replaced the dead AT power supply from the AT full tower case* with a new AT power supply* - $15
replaced the keyboard* with an IBM keyboard* - $10
replaced the dead AT motherboard with a new AT motherboard* - $50
instead of replacing the battery in the APC Back-UPS*, I replaced the entire unit with a new Blackout Buster* - $100
signed up to Cox@Home ($29.95/month)*
Toshiba cable modem* - $150
replaced the barely working monitor* for a new 17" Viewsonic monitor* - $149
two Logitech Wingman rumble pads* - $30
canceled Prodigy Internet
Windows XP Home Upgrade - $98 (resold it on eBay)
Rio One 32 MB MP3 Player* - $0 (after $60 Windows XP bundle discount and $40 rebate)
D-Link DI-704 Router* - $0 (after $50 Windows XP bundle discount and $50 rebate)
Windows XP Professional full kit with Windows XP lava lamp* - $52 (reseller price)
I slowly built a new ATX PC* in September and eventually designated the old AT PC* as a backup in December 2001.
  ECS K7S5A ATX Motherboard with AMD Athlon XP 1700+* - $199
  two 128 MB PC133 memory* - $40 (after rebates)
  Western Digital 60GB 5400RPM HD* - $50
  16x10x40 CD-RW drive* - $30
  3½" 1.44 MB floppy drive* - $10
  16x DVD-ROM drive* - $40
  in an ATX case* - $41
PC Camera* - $20
Logitech Mouseman wheel USB* - $12
speakers with subwoofer* - $16
Belkin 4 port USB hub* - $10

replaced Microtek flatbed scanner* with faster Visioneer OneTouch 8100 USB scanner* - $16 (after $70 rebate)
Sony DSC-P71 3.2 megapixel digital camera* - $399
128 MB Memory Stick for Sony DSC-P71* - $70
128 MB SmartMedia card* for Rio One MP3 player* - $40 
swapped out one of the 128 MB PC133 memory modules* with a 256 MB PC133 memory module* - $30 before bundle rebate
Western Digital 80 GB 7200RPM HD* - $130 before bundle rebate (bundle price after rebate $50).

Dell Inspiron 1100 laptop PC* with
  Pentium 4 2.0GHz*
  128 MB shared DDR PC2100 SDRAM*
  30 GB HD*
  24x CD-RW/DVD Combo drive*
  spare 94Whr LI battery*
  Windows XP Home* - $774 (after instant $100 rebate and 10% coupon code discount)
HP PSC 2110 multifunction InkJet printer** - $150

power switch center*
5¼" 1.2 MB floppy drive*

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