That's exactly the same price as the 12C, so come on, you HP and TI diehards -- duke it out and tell us which brand makes the better adding machine once and for all, won't you?

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Mr. Poxley leaned over and pressed the Clear button on his adding machine.

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Yes, adding a touch display would add weight to the already-substantial machine, but given that Windows 8 sports such a finger-friendly interface, the UX51Vz might feel like an incomplete version of the W8 experience.

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This creates a sort of government staffing perpetual motion machine, with agencies adding more and more headcount just to satisfy the demands of other government agencies.

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Adding 133 MHz (previously the fastest Powerbook ran at 667 MHz) will certainly make the machine seem a little snappier.

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As technol advances, we must KEEP adding adding more wealth sharing in order to stabilize the inequality at fair levels that will allow the machine economy to grow, while at the same time, actually making life better for everyone, not just the rich.

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