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Politics : Bill Clinton Scandal - SANITY CHECK
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To: Johannes Pilch who wrote (62980)12/4/1999 4:16:00 PM
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It is such a dense film. I mean there is so much packed into it. For example, the video terminals in the office he worked in. The details of them launched a whole-complicated story in my mind.

Obviously, someone with connections to the party used those connections to win the terminal contract. The bid called for a 29" screen. To cut corners they put in a tiny screen and installed a magnifying plate in front. There were terrible problems with overheating. Their half assed solution was to remove the case from all the terminals. The innards are just hanging out there. They were probably designed for an entirely different application. Why else the ability to show TV shows ( when the film was released, this was beyond the capabilities of PCs ).

I loved the telephones too. You don't just pick it up and answer, you have to contend with about 10 patch cords. Sure enough, phones which were perfected 50 years ago are indeed getting harder to use.
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