Christie's auction and other computer history events

[Randy McLaughlin]

From: "Paul Koning" <pkoning at equallogic.com>
Sent: Friday, February 18, 2005 1:05 PM
>>>>>> "Dwight" == Dwight K Elvey <dwight.elvey at amd.com> writes:
>
> Dwight> Hi For the Germans, they put them on airplanes and brought
> Dwight> them to the US.  For the Birtish, it was a little more
> Dwight> sneeky. Tell the Brit's that they need to come to do their
> Dwight> work during the war in the US where they are not being
> Dwight> shelled all the time. Of course, bring the wife and family.
> Dwight> Once established here, many stayed after the war.
>
> Of course they did...
>
>   paul
>   (former dutchman)

There was a recent study of the current cost of living around the world. 
Then as now most of Europe has a much higher cost of living without having 
higher wages than in the US.

If you came to a country with your family and found you could have a much 
better lifestyle than in your home country would you stay or go back home?

It was not as was proposed stealing Britons, as for the German scientists 
many were "taken" by offering them sanctuary from prosecution as war 
criminals.

The US wanted to build its brain trust and offered scientists and engineers 
around the world good jobs at good pay at the time Europe was in 
reconstruction where jobs other than manual labor were scarce.


Randy