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Posted by Bill Vermillion on 04/23/06 14:35
In article <ckdg42559o2dvtqlhtjlqutflalfm6c57k@4ax.com>,
(PeteCresswell) <x@y.Invalid> wrote:
>Per Dick Sidbury:
>>Philips acknowledged, however, that the anti-channel changing technology
>>might not sit well with consumers and suggested in its patent filing
>>that consumers be allowed to avoid the feature if they paid broadcasters
>>a fee.
>Anybody remember when cable first came out? Seems to me like
>there was this wonderful new thing where you just paid N
>dollars per month and you got to watch all these shows with no
>commercials.....-)
I remember when it came out just to be able to get TV stations
in areas where antenna reception meant at least a 100 foot tower to
get snowy pictures. It was about $15/month for 3 commercial
stations. The year was 1953.
Then laster I moved to bit larger city that had ONE tv station and
the local TV dealer built a local cable with microwave repeaters
bringing in stations from a major city over 150 miles away.
Early cable was crude, but it was better than no TV at all.
Bill
Bill
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