Well, not about the computers of 1995, but, related,
http://blog.jim.willeke.com/2012/02/comparing-today-computers-to-1995.html
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-jim
Jim Willeke
On 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
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
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