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interesting quote
05-31-2021, 04:16 AM
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(05-30-2021 07:00 PM)john gustaf stebbins Wrote:  A bit of quick research indicates that an IBM 650 set-up rented from IBM for the equivalent of more than $13,000 per month in today's dollars. I'd say today you should have at least two loops to justify that kind of capital expense.

You are off by an order of magnitude, it would take 20 loops for 650 to justify $13,000.
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interesting quote - Don Shepherd - 05-30-2021, 09:13 AM
RE: interesting quote - Maximilian Hohmann - 05-30-2021, 11:59 AM
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