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From: erict@flatline.UUCP (j eric townsend)
Newsgroups: comp.misc
Subject: Re: Ethics of crippler circuitry
Summary: Toshiba VCRs
Message-ID: <353@flatline.UUCP>
Date: 18 Feb 89 23:40:37 GMT
References: <7143@pyr.gatech.EDU> <11630010@hpsmtc1.HP.COM> <205@nlgvax.UUCP> <2985@uvacs.cs.Virginia.EDU>
Reply-To: erict@flatline.UUCP (j eric townsend)
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In article <205@nlgvax.UUCP>, hans@nlgvax.UUCP (Hans Zuidam) writes:
> IBM and the computer industry at large are not the only ones using this
> pricing strategy. You see the same effect in pricing of audio equipement
> (CD players!), pocket calculators, and so on.


I own a Toshiba VCR, M5800 I believe, that has all of the "neat" functions
on the remote *only*.  Recently, on a home shopping channel, I saw a
Toshiba that looked *exactly* like mine, down to trim placement around
the LED panel.  However, it did 4 or 6 more things than my VCR.  How?

Via the remote, of course.  Any Toshiba owners want to compare remotes,
serial numbers, etc?


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