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- From: G.Joly@cs.ucl.ac.uk (Gordon Joly)
- Newsgroups: uk.misc
- Subject: Re: Satellite Dishes
- Message-ID: <3210@ucl-cs.uucp>
- Date: 15 Nov 92 16:30:05 GMT
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- Simon Oke writes:
- > In article <144.721411139.kbss.bt.co.uk> johnb@kbss.bt.co.uk (John Bayle) writes:
- > |
- > | p.s. I once used a 60cm dish balanced on a dining room table pointing out the
- > | window. Even with perfect alignment, the picture was awful.
- > |
- > | p.p.s. I once used a 60cm dish balanced on a cupboard pointing out through
- > | double glazing. Even with perfect alignment, there was no picture whatsoever(!)
- > |
- > We have a BSB squariel at home. It sits on the floor, pointing out the
- > (double-glazed) French windows. We get a perfect picture, even when it rains.
- > Of course, that changes when someone walks in front of it...
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- And on 31 Dec 1992 it will go blank anyway! D2-MAC will die !!
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- >
- > --
- > This signature is copyright 12/6/1992 Simon Oke. All rights reserved. If you
- > like it and keep a copy for your own use, you owe me $20. Please pass it on
- > to your friends with all documentation. Email okes@essex.ac.uk.
- > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
- > This line is absolutely no use whatsoever.
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