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Re:Online Shopping in the 1950s by 082349872349872 on Wednesday February 21, 2024 @04:09AM (#39451662)
> The personal desktop computer won’t be invented for another 12 years.

I'd believe that personal desk-sized computers were 12 years later, but personal desktop computers were much later.

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Re:Online Shopping in the 1950s by xattt on Thursday February 22, 2024 @11:31PM (#39476992)
Similar to what a dollar could buy in the 1950s, a single year would also last for many more days back then.

/s

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Re:Online Shopping in the 1950s by jaystraw on Friday February 23, 2024 @12:09PM (#39483248)
we need more of this brand of silly in the world, thank you
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Re:Online Shopping in the 1950s by stavros on Friday February 23, 2024 @04:06AM (#39478505)
But a 1950s desk has as much surface area as four(!) of today's desks. Don't forget about desk shrinkflation.
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