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Re:Al Alcorn, creator of Pong, explains the NTSC color graph... by itcrowd on Thursday April 30, 2020 @10:45AM (#23031335)
At $600 per year (1978 dollars, two semesters), inflation correction puts it at about $2400 per year in 2020 dollars. That's on the high end of what domestic students pay in Europe today for a full-time bachelor or master degree program (per academic year).
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Re:Al Alcorn, creator of Pong, explains the NTSC color graph... by JoeAltmaier on Thursday April 30, 2020 @10:48AM (#23031382)
For comparison, my college is about $3000/semester now. And textbooks can cost around $1000. So, 10X.
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Re:Al Alcorn, creator of Pong, explains the NTSC color graph... by itcrowd on Thursday April 30, 2020 @10:51AM (#23031426)
> So, 10X.

No, that's not how inflation works.

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Re:Al Alcorn, creator of Pong, explains the NTSC color graph... by craftinator on Thursday April 30, 2020 @11:26AM (#23031896)
Educate us, dear commentor.
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Re:Al Alcorn, creator of Pong, explains the NTSC color graph... by JoeAltmaier on Thursday April 30, 2020 @11:00AM (#23031556)
Thanks, Pedant! I need you to explain everything to me.
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