[ncolug] Re: Comparing today's computers to 1995's
- From: hbkeultjes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- To: ncolug@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2012 08:20:14 -0500 (GMT-05:00)
Getting too far off topic Chuck but if you mean that the Amish are taxed less
or not at all, of course the sales tax on a zero TV set = zero but otherwise
federal, state, municipal and other sort of taxes have no exemption for Amish
that I know off. Otherwise I am sure George Soros would be Amish.
Henry
-----Original Message-----
>From: Chuck <cstickelman@xxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Feb 25, 2012 12:24 AM
>To: ncolug@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [ncolug] Re: Comparing today's computers to 1995's
>
>It's amazing how not getting taxed impacts ones bottom line...
>
>
>On Fri, 2012-02-24 at 18:03 -0500, Henry Keultjes wrote:
>> Actually, that's a good analogy Mike. The Amish all have suitcases of
>> money under their beds while the English farmers are in debt up to their
>> ears.
>>
>> Henry
>>
>>
>> M. Knisely wrote:
>> >
>> > Yeah, it's like touring an Amish farm.
>> >
>> > Kidding... kidding.
>> >
>> > On Feb 24, 2012 11:25 AM, "hbkeultjes" <hbkeultjes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > <mailto:hbkeultjes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
>> >
>> > Kory:
>> >
>> > It would be much more interesting if you came and took a look at
>> > the hardware we still have and use!
>> >
>> > Henry Keultjes
>> > Mansfield Ohio USA
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Kory Pounds wrote:
>> >
>> > LUG-Nuts,
>> >
>> > I thought this was a pretty funny, but true, article. I found it
>> > through Slashdot.
>> >
>> > I am much younger than everyone else I am sending this email
>> > to. In
>> > 1995 I only had extremely limited experience with any computer
>> > (from
>> > my high school days), and those computers were very primitive.
>> > I knew
>> > nothing about any computer hardware and usage standards from that
>> > time, neither did I currently understand what they were. That was
>> > until I read this article.
>> >
>> > After reading this article, I understand the HUGE difference in
>> > standards that have taken place from 1995 through today. I am sure
>> > that everyone who is reading this email had involvement with
>> > and owned
>> > computer equipment in 1995. I would like to know what type of
>> > computer
>> > equipment you owned in 1995 and how you used it. Was what you
>> > had then
>> > "top of the line"? How much did it cost? What did you use it
>> > for? Did
>> > you do much "hacking" with it to increase performance and to
>> > provide
>> > any other enhancements? What type of "add-ons" did you use? What
>> > operating system did you have on it? What type of
>> > intranet/Internet/online usage did you have?
>> >
>> > I would love to see all of you share your "testimonies"
>> > regarding this
>> > matter. Here is the original article. Read it first then let
>> > us know
>> > what you think:
>> >
>> >
>> > http://therelativelyinterestingblog.blogspot.com/2012/02/comparing-todays-computers-to-1995s.html
>> >
>> > Thanks everyone!
>> >
>> > Kory Pounds
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
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