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Re: 1967 SCM ad "Do your taxes the easy way!"

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From: Ahem A Rivets Shot
Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2018 11:37
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Jorgen Grahn <grahn...@snipabacken.se> wrote:

> Justifying a home computer was really hard before the internet.

	Indeed, during the brief period I was running an ISP (1994/5) I got
a phone call from one person who had read our advert and wanted advice on
what sort of computer to buy to best access the internet since they'd had
no reason to own one before.

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