> However, the situation was once the exact opposite. As Barry Boehm relates, On my first day on the job [in the 1950’s], my supervisor showed me a GD ERA 1103

> However, the situation was once the exact opposite. As Barry Boehm relates, On my first day on the job [in the 1950’s], my supervisor showed me a GD ERA 1103 computer, which filled a large room. He said, 'Now listen. We are paying $600 an hour for this computer and $2 an hour for you, and I want you to act accordingly' Adjusted for inflation, this guy was earning on the order of $40k per year.