5 cents is what I think I remember was the going price for an apple at an apple cart on the street during the Great Depression era in the USA.
However, I think cigars were 5 cents then, too. So maybe one really good apple should sell for $8 US. Bill Fairchild ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ed Gould" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2014 4:56:37 PM Subject: Re: IBM to sell Apples On Jul 16, 2014, at 12:14 PM, DASDBILL2 wrote: > Been reading Cringley's book lately on the Rise and Fall of IBM. > > When I saw the subject line before opening this post, my first > mental image was that of all of IBM's top executives selling edible > apples on the sidewalk to passersby for 5 cents apiece. > > Bill Fairchild 5 Cents???? Try a dollar (for a low ball start) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
