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Re: Price for a 386/SX notebook????

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From: John Beardmore
Date: Sun, 03 Dec 1995 00:00
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In article <817935491snz@myth.demon.co.uk> zeus@myth.demon.co.uk "Mike" writes:

>In article <30bfa38c.23187914@disrupt.demon.co.uk>
>           richard@ppeace.demon.co.uk "Richard Tibbetts" writes:
>
>> I want to transfer ownership of an Olympic Computers 386/SX 20 (80Mb
>> disk, 4Mb ram, mono screen, about 3 years old) from my company to me.
>> For tax purposes, I need to get some sort of independant valuation.
>
>Seeing as how places like Morgan are doing these at about 400 quid now and 
>yours is (or will be) second hand. Three years depreciation of current value 
>(say 20%) gives about 200 quid. I certainly wouldn't pay more. Yes, I know it 
>might have been 1200 quid new, but that will buy you a fast 486 with active 
>screen and half gig HDD now.

What's an 'active screen' ?

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John Beardmore
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