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Article #621799Re: 1967 SCM ad "Do your taxes the easy way!"
From: Charles Richmond
Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2018 01:25
Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2018 01:25
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On 4/14/2018 2:29 PM, hanc...@bbs.cpcn.com wrote: > In 1967, Smith Corona ran an ad in LIFE magazine for an electric > adding machine (add, subtract, multiply) that would "breeze > through your trying tax problems with super-accurate speed." > > The price was $90 in 1967 dollars. > > What is ironic is that I believe one can get a tax software > package today for less than that, and the software will not > only add up the taxes, but also figure them out. > Yes, but... even with the tax software, there is still the cost of the computer... -- numerist at aquaporin4 dot com
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