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- Path: sparky!uunet!comp.vuw.ac.nz!actrix!Steve.Withers
- From: Steve.Withers@bbs.actrix.gen.nz
- Subject: Re: Supra/Computability modem export ban - more info!
- Organization: Actrix Information Exchange
- Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1992 10:54:11 GMT
- Message-ID: <1992Aug13.105411.22930@actrix.gen.nz>
- References: <1992Aug9.080645.2049@actrix.gen.nz> <BsvKHD.8AE@news.cso.uiuc.edu>
- Sender: Steve.Withers@actrix.gen.nz (Steve Withers)
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- In article <BsvKHD.8AE@news.cso.uiuc.edu> berger@atropa (Mike Berger) writes:
- > Steve.Withers@bbs.actrix.gen.nz writes:
- > >Almost anyone with any sense knows that you can't use a US power supply
- > >outside Canada and the US and a handful of other places. Almost the whole
- > >world is on 220volts. South America I don't know about at all though.
- > *----
- > This brings up a question. I've been told that a lot of electrical
- > items in England come without mains plugs because they're different
- > in many places. So how do they use these stupid external wall-plug
- > type power supplies?
- > --
- > Mike Berger
- > Department of Statistics, University of Illinois
- > AT&TNET 217-244-6067
- > Internet berger@atropa.stat.uiuc.edu
-
- You have to get a local version of those "stupid external wall-plug type power
- supplies". The 220 volt versions are about twice the size of the 110volt power
- supplies. Mine cost NZ$29.30 (about US$18).
-
- Steve
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- --
- Steve Withers - Wellington, New Zealand | "But the glory kept shining
- Steve.Withers@bbs.actrix.gen.nz | and bright in my eyes,
- withers_s@kosmos.wcc.govt.nz | And the stars going round in
- **** Happy user of OS/2 v2!! **** | my head." R. L. S.
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