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Politics : Ask Michael Burke -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Earlie who wrote (46415)	2/10/1999 11:39:00 AM
From: Knighty Tin	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 132070

Earlie, I remember a friend showing me his new calculator in 1973. He paid $400 for it. "How come so much?" I asked. "You won't believe it," he said, grinning. "It has a memory." <G>

To: Earlie who wrote (46415)	2/10/1999 3:38:00 PM
From: Mama Bear	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 132070

"Great to be a PC buyer today." Says you. I've been actively looking for a PC since the 333 was the top of the line. I almost bought a 333 with all the bells and whistles for a little over $3000, and that was a haggled price. Now every month when I look, it's down $100. I can get a P450 with all the trimmings for the price I paid for this serviceable but ancient 150. I think I understand why deflation is such a bear. It's really hard to take money out of my trading account where it will continue to increase, to buy a product that they may pay me to take it off their hands in a few months. Barb