tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post6287812657381583648..comments2024-03-26T22:42:06.412-07:00Comments on TAG Blog: On the Subject of Contract Rates ...Steve Huletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05537689111433326847noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-21323620465821443672009-07-16T08:51:52.347-07:002009-07-16T08:51:52.347-07:00A personal computer in 1965?
Do you mean a mainfra...A personal computer in 1965?<br />Do you mean a mainframe computer? IBM 7094 perhaps?<br /><br />http://www.computersciencelab.com/ComputerHistory/HistoryPt3.htm<br /><br />interesting stuff...rnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-49398593522488231892009-07-15T19:14:36.688-07:002009-07-15T19:14:36.688-07:00"A personal computer cost about $16,000 and w..."A personal computer cost about $16,000 and would fit on a cart."<br /><br />And that's not counting the punch cards!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-51366269023997954572009-07-15T13:53:24.689-07:002009-07-15T13:53:24.689-07:00In 1965 the average annual income was $6,000
A new...In 1965 the average annual income was $6,000<br />A new home was about $21,500<br />One share of Berkshire-Hathaway was $18<br />Minimum wage was $1.25<br />Movie tickets were about $1.00<br />A gallon of milk was $0.95<br />Gasoline was about $0.31 per gallon<br />A loaf of bread was $0.21<br />1st class postage was $0.05<br />A personal computer cost about $16,000 and would fit on a cart.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com