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Re:Accounting machines, the IBM 1403, and why printers stand... by gumby on Tuesday January 22, 2019 @04:01PM (#18972425)
> the IBM 705 business computer rented for $43,000 a month (almost $400,000 in current dollars). But the IBM 1401 could be rented for $2500 per month, opening up the market to medium-sized businesses

Amazing that we are basically back in that place again: renting computers or paying for computer time.

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Re:Accounting machines, the IBM 1403, and why printers stand... by jacobush on Tuesday January 22, 2019 @06:30PM (#18973915)
We are due for a back-lash soon. "On-premise cloud" or something.
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Re:Accounting machines, the IBM 1403, and why printers stand... by mark-r on Tuesday January 22, 2019 @11:54PM (#18975770)
Doubtful. The cost driver has ceased to be the machine itself and has become all the ancillaries, system admins and internet trunks and data center redundancy and...
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