22 Apr
1999
22 Apr
'99
11:05 p.m.
On Thu, 22 Apr 1999, Richard Erlacher wrote:
No, what's relevant isn't the technology and
its state of maturity, but the
comparison of the relative value of the numbers. Today, it's just assumed
that if you buy an item for $300 and it subsequently breaks, you shrug your
shoulders and throw it away. Back in the '50's, not many people were silly
enough to do that.
So what? $300, even back in the 50s, was still realistically within the
price range of the average American. A multi-million dollar mainframe was
not. $300 vs $$$millions is a significant difference.
Sellam Alternate e-mail: dastar(a)siconic.com
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