Gilbert M. Hale wrote: > Now divide that $12k by our combined state and federal income tax rate > substracted from 100%, and you have what it really cost me back then, as it > was a personal expense - not business along with the respective writeoff... > Back then my combined tax rate was likely 30%, so $12,000 / .7 would be > about $17k in today's dollars (assuming your $12k figure is accurate). But, > that amount did include IBM DOS! Of course, the power cable for the PC was > n additional item to purchase, it did not come with the PC. My first > nickel-and-dime computer experience, May 1984.
Hi Gil! No wonder all the old timers have a box of power cords. PC dies and gets trashed, but the power cord is seen as residual value. -- Regards, Pete http://pete-theisen.com/ http://elect-pete-theisen.com/ _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
