The original Apple Macintosh computer was $2,495 ($5,555 in 2012 dollars): Sunday's Numbers

The original Macintosh computer introduced in 1984 and one of the early iMacs from 1999. Associated Press

$1,298:

Introductory price in 1977 of the

. One of the first popular home computers, it featured the ability to display color graphics and had 4K of RAM.

$4,955:

Adjusted for inflation, the 1977 Apple ][ price in 2012 dollars.

$2,495:

Price of the

, introduced during a Super Bowl ad in 1984. Selling points included inclusion of a mouse, faster speeds with a processor running at 8 MHz and a 9-inch monitor.

$5,555:

Adjusted for inflation, the 1984 Macintosh price in 2012 dollars.

$1,299:

The price of Apple's

, introduced in 1998. Noted for their colorful exterior designed and aimed for the low-end consumer market, the first iMacs came with a 56Kpbs modem, a 4GB hard drive and a 15-inch monitor.

$1,834:

Adjusted for inflation, the 1998 iMac price in 2012 dollars.

$1,299:

Apple's least expensive

, featuring a 21.5-inch screen, 8GB of memory a 1TB hard drive.

Sources: apple-history.com, Apple Inc. and Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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