My first: http://www.thecorememory.com/html/ncr_decision_mate_v.html On 02/25/2012 08:46 AM, Jim Willeke wrote:
Well, not about the computers of 1995, but, related, http://blog.jim.willeke.com/2012/02/comparing-today-computers-to-1995.html-- -jim Jim WillekeOn Sat, Feb 25, 2012 at 8:20 AM, <hbkeultjes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:hbkeultjes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote: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 <mailto:cstickelman@xxxxxxxxxx>> >Sent: Feb 25, 2012 12:24 AM >To: ncolug@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto: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> >> > <mailto: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 >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > To unsubscribe send to ncolug-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:ncolug-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> > <mailto:ncolug-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:ncolug-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>> with 'unsubscribe' in the >> > Subject field. >> > >> >> >> To unsubscribe send to ncolug-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:ncolug-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. >> > > >To unsubscribe send to ncolug-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:ncolug-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. > To unsubscribe send to ncolug-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:ncolug-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field.
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