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To: Mani1 who wrote (58008)5/12/1999 10:28:00 PM
From: Process Boy  Respond to of 1572676
 
Mani - < Televisions do not require expensive softwares to run and they do not get outdated after one year.>

Alternatively, televisions do not take advantage of new applications and do not typically have a performance improvement curve.

PB



To: Mani1 who wrote (58008)5/12/1999 10:58:00 PM
From: Cirruslvr  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 1572676
 
Mani - RE: "Televisions do not require expensive softwares to run and they do not get outdated after one year."

I wouldn't know for sure, but I remember reading this somewhere - didn't the original TVs require you to buy new vacuum tubes (or whatever they were called) whenever they burned out?



To: Mani1 who wrote (58008)5/12/1999 11:03:00 PM
From: Scumbria  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1572676
 
Mani,

Televisions do not require expensive softwares to run and they do not get outdated after one year.

Internet Explorer is free. What makes a computer outdated?

Scumbria