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Old 12-19-2012, 08:21 AM   #6
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Originally Posted by geekmaster View Post
??? Two hours work? Perhaps a half-hour work for a real "system's coder"... ??
When adjusted for inflation, most likely so.

Forty years ago, my peers and I where getting the equivalent of 3 Kindles per day.
I suspect that manpower costs have not gone down.

(Looking at the bill for these "happy pills" I **know** cost have not gone down!)

The point remains: Real hardware is cheaper than emulating it.
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