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From: valentin@cbmvax.commodore.com (Valentin Pepelea)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Atari's Quarterly Results ($5.4 Million Lost) :)
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Date: 3 Feb 90 01:50:41 GMT
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In article <20464@watdragon.waterloo.edu> swklassen@tiger.waterloo.edu (Steven W. Klassen) writes:
>
>True...however, it seems strange that they would be available here in
>Canada but not just a few miles to the south (USA) - especially since
>they should be the same machine (same power supply, same video, etc.).

The difference is FCC testing vs CSA testing. Although the EMI standards set
by these regulatory bodies are similar, they are not identical.
 
Valentin
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