Gee whiz, an electronic accountant! When Popular Science tested the first computer programs to prepare tax returns in February 1983, we wanted to know two things: Would it be faster than doing it by hand? Would it save us money? (We also enjoyed the idea of a personified computer punching greedy Uncle Sam in the nose.) Writer Gordon McComb tried out three scenarios. First, McComb asked the computer to recalculate his 1981 tax return. Second, he asked it to determine whether averaging his income ...
Gee whiz, an electronic accountant! When Popular Science tested the first computer programs to prepare tax returns in February 1983, we wanted to know two things: Would it be faster than doing it by hand? Would it save us money? (We also enjoyed the idea of a personified computer punching greedy Uncle Sam in the nose.) Writer Gordon McComb tried out three scenarios. First, McComb asked the computer to recalculate his 1981 tax return. Second, he asked it to determine whether averaging his income ...
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