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- From: Lars Nelson <lars@infohwy.com>
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
- Subject: Re: Conspiracy???? Something stinks folks.
- Date: Mon, 04 Mar 1996 17:39:02 -0600
- Organization: InfoHighway INternational, INc
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- Patrick William Mackin wrote:
-
- > America has NTSC for video
- > Europe has the higher-resolution PAL
-
- PAL flickers and is slow.
-
- > America has 110V power
- > Europe has 220/240 Volts (higher by a factor of *2*
-
- So what.
-
- > America has Cadilacs and Station Wagons
- > Europe has the Volkswagen and similar efficient, small cars
-
- Imports are taxed, and crappy american car makers are
- subsidised so that they don't have to compete.
-
- > > The PC. Brought to you by the same country that brought you the
- > > Pinto. Little more need be said.
-
- Those two are definately in the same class, only now it
- is a Pinto with an 8 cylinder.
-
- The Amiga was invented in America, and of course it is Americans
- who buy more A4000s.
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