[Ipg-smz] When I was a young kid, the best telecom equipment I could afford

[Phil Shapiro]

When I was a young kid, the best telecom equipment I could afford was two recycled yogurt containers and a piece of string. 

Today, I bought a Core i7 laptop for $62 . (Linux install. Endorphins.) 

https://twitter.com/philshapiro/status/1051897426330755073 

The seller lives close to me -- so I don't pay shipping, I just drive over to pick it up. 

Times change. 

phil 


This laptop model sold for $1,629 in 2010. 

[ https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2361655,00.asp | https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2361655,00.asp ] 

If the original purchaser paid 5 percent for tax, then I bought this laptop for less than the original 
purchaser paid for tax. 


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