🚀 go-pugleaf

Mike <zeus@myth.demon.co.uk> wrote:

>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.

Don't get me wrong - it's useful to me but I know it's worth bugger
all.  In fact, the less it's worth, the better, as the more of it's
residual *book* value I can write off.

BTW, either you looked up the old Olympic price list, or that was an
awsomely close guess on the original price!

Thanks for the replies.
--
Richard Tibbetts