17 Aug
1998
17 Aug
'98
1:07 p.m.
On Mon, 17 Aug 1998, Ethan Dicks wrote:
When I was broken into, I was told for the computers
that are no longer
made, you can use the value of something that _is_ available to estimate
"replacement cost" (if you have that kind of insurance). In 1990, you
couldn't buy a new PET (I lost two :-P ) , so I estimated based on the
value of a C-64, the closest available approximation, $100 at the time.
I documented all of this and they paid based on that documentation.
Someone broke into your place and carted off two PETs? What nincompoops.
I hope they at least dropped one on their foot before the clerk at the
pawn shop told them to get lost.
Sam Alternate e-mail: dastar(a)siconic.com
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