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From: ribl@hou4b.UUCP (R Blechman)
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Subject: Re: Commercial Ventures
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Date: Tue, 27-Nov-84 10:37:39 EST
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Posted: Tue Nov 27 10:37:39 1984
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>Now for the latest in my series of presentations to the general public of
>money making ideas; you say you've gone shopping at the local megamall and
>now you have no idea of where you parked your car; presenting "The Finder";
>you carry a small, very local radio transmitter in your purse or pocket, the
>receiver for which is mounted in your car. At a signal from you your car
>will respond with either the flash of a tiny strobe unit (which you would
>mount on your radio antenna) or respond with a radio signal (i.e.- for day
>{seismo!rochester!cvsvax!gary}

>>Some luxury cars already have a similar mechanism which allows you to remotely
>>activate your car's horn...

Wonderful, I can envision leaving the shopping mall at closing
time to the sight of thousands of cars flashing, honking and whirring at
their owners!! :)
Better market them quick before someone else beats you to it...
with all that noise and distracting light flashing around,
the aggravation level of this one will probably deter its use after
a lot of people get em (if not demanded so by local ordicances).
Of course, by then, you should have quite a bit of change in your pocket
so...

Personally, i'd prefer that the car find me when i use "The Finder".
-ron blechman
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