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From: mjb@xpiinc.UU.NET (Michael J. Braca)
Newsgroups: sci.physics,comp.terminals
Subject: Re: terminals in southern hemisphere
Message-ID: <198@xpiinc.UU.NET>
Date: 24 Feb 89 01:37:32 GMT
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Reply-To: mjb@xpiinc.uu.net (Michael J. Braca)
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OK, here is the scoop.  It turns out that the terminal misalignment
problem (i.e. a terminal aligned in the US will not appear aligned in
the southern hemisphere) is really mostly a problem in Australia only,
and is not directly related to hemisphericity.  Australia is very close
to the magnetic south pole and the magnetic field there deviates
significantly from the horizontal.  You would have a similar
problem near the magnetic north pole.

					Mike Braca
					Visual Technology, Inc.