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From: wuethri@dgp.toronto.edu (Charles Wuethrich)
Subject: Re: Why?
Message-ID: <1991Mar7.163550.9785@jarvis.csri.toronto.edu>
Organization: CSRI, University of Toronto
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Date: 7 Mar 91 21:35:50 GMT
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In article <patrick_meloy.1043@outbound.wimsey.bc.ca> patrick_meloy@outbound.wimsey.bc.ca (Patrick Meloy) writes:
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>The reason is VIDEO compatibility and international television standards.
>North America chose to go with 60hz and a shorter screen, Europe chose 50hz
>and a longer screen.

Another fact to be remembered is that in Europe the have 220 V, 50Hz
on the mains, while here you usually have 110, 60Hz.

I know, I know, 220/240 or 110/120. See ya

Charles

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*    Charles Wuethrich, Dynamics Graphics Project, U. of Toronto   *
*                   wuethri@dgp.toronto.edu                        *