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From: hase@netmbx.UUCP (Hartmut Semken)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Buying an ST in Europe for US  - should I?
Message-ID: <3312@netmbx.UUCP>
Date: 27 Aug 89 06:12:05 GMT
References: <959@pedsga.UUCP> <11490@yendor.phx.mcd.mot.com> <70411@yale-celray.yale.UUCP>
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In article <70411@yale-celray.yale.UUCP> fischer-michael@CS.YALE.EDU (Michael Fischer) writes:
>You should also be aware that the German TOS and keyboards are
>different.  The German keyboard has an extra key at the left end of
>the bottom row that is not present on U.S. machines, the letters "y"
>and "z" are interchanged, and many of the special characters are in
>different positions.

That would be the main problem...

>Another possible hitch is the FCC regulations on RF emissions.

Mhh, that is definitely no problem.

The German rules for "Stoerfestigkeit" and "Hochfrequenzabstrahlung" (RF
emission) are a little harder than FCC rules: 'meets FCC rules' does not
mean, you'll get approval by the Bundespost. 

Comparing a german and a british ST (520 STMs), I would say, the german
one is shielded somewhat better (filter circurits on all lines to
external connectors; missing in british model etc.)

hase

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