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Re: uninstallation

In reply to P.A. Petricone's message sent 1/26/98 1:18 PM:

>The way I read it, it looks to me as though you made the VCR analogy to 
>the PC
>on your own. I am fairly familiar with their similarities and distinctions 
>and
>was thinking of neither. The science of computers for consumers is still a
>long way from the level of maturity where a "VCR Vs Beta" war can happen. 
>That
>conflict would not have even taken place when it did were there not global
>analog video standards for them to rely on.

Quite possibly. I hear this analogy frequently, and am perhaps too 
prepared to respond to it. For the record, no single global analog video 
standard exists. There are in fact three distinct standards: NTSC, PAL 
and SECAM.

   Mitch Stone
   Editor, Boycott Microsoft
   http://www.vcnet.com/bms 
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