Paul, at 14:19 on May 12 1996, you wrote to Bill Grimsley...

PE> Do an honest comparison, Bill, not one that includes breaking the law.

BG> Oi, I did NOT break the law.  Customs CHOSE not to charge me the $66 sales 

PE> You do by running a non-Austel-approved modem.

Jeeze, are you still on about THAT !  Pardon me while I shore up the
ceiling, in case it falls in because of my non-Austel status.  I don't
suppose it's occurred to you that the "law" aside, my use of an
approved PSU makes the Courier no less electrically safe than an Austel
model...

Anyway, who died and made YOU the new Attorney-General ?

BG> tax which would normally have been payable.  Nothing to do with me at all.  
BG> In fact, they quite often don't bother charging on smaller items anyway.

PE> And are you sure you're not meant to declare sales-tax-payable items
PE> to the customs officer if they don't pick up on it?

Not my responsibility, Paul.  THEY chose not to collect the sales tax.

PE> A non-sysop can get a USR for about $725.  And can get a Yum Cha for
PE> around $270.  That's actually $455 extra.

BG> The cheapest yum-cha Austel V.34 I've seen locally is now only $195.  

PE> Can you tell me where you saw that, what brand etc, thanks.

Computer Wholesalers in Melbourne, and that's the dealer price including
tax.  Dunno the brand, think it was KTX from memory.  Their hard drives are
also the cheapest I've ever seen anywhere too.  Randall has the official
price list in Excel spreadsheet format if you're interested.

Regards, Bill

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