Originally Posted by
seenitall
No way. Back then you would be lucky to get a 10-20 MB drive, and it would cost more than $200. I got a 30 MB (really a 20 MB RLL) drive in 1989, and I am sure it added more than $200 to the $3000 cost of the complete (minus display) 386 system.
Storage is so cheap now I can't find a home for all the drives laying around. Just bought a 1TB SSD for $175.