<html><body><div style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000"><div data-marker="__QUOTED_TEXT__"><div style=""><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">When I was a young kid, the best telecom equipment I could afford was two recycled yogurt containers and a piece of string.<br></div><br><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> Today, I bought a Core i7 laptop for $62 . (Linux install. Endorphins.)</div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div style="">https://twitter.com/philshapiro/status/1051897426330755073<br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><br><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> The seller lives close to me -- so I don't pay shipping, I just drive over to pick it up.</div><br><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> Times change.</div><br><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> phil</div><br><br><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">This laptop model sold for $1,629 in 2010.</div><br><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><a href="https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2361655,00.asp" target="_blank">https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2361655,00.asp</a><br></div><br>If the original purchaser paid 5 percent for tax, then I bought this laptop for less than the original</div><div style="">purchaser paid for tax.</div><div style=""><br><br><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">-- <br></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">--<br>Phil Shapiro, pshapiro@his.com<br>http://www.his.com/pshapiro/briefbio.html<br>http://www.twitter.com/philshapiro<br>http://www.his.com/pshapiro/stories.menu.html<br><br>"Wisdom begins with wonder." - Socrates<br>"Learning happens thru gentleness."<br><div><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">"We must reinvent a future free of blinders so that we can choose from real options." David Suzuki</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></div></div></div><br></div></div></body></html>