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Early Bird Satellite Turns 50 ... (Eugenio Battaglia, Italy, 06/28/15 7:24 am) Today (28 June) marks 50 years from the day in which, thanks to the satellite Early Bird, it was possible to communicate between the USA and Europe. It worked for 48 months and it is orbiting in ...
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TV, the Fox Channel and Rupert Murdoch ... (Ronald Hilton, USA, 04/01/05 9:31 am) I asked: Why is listening to Deutsche Welle news such an unpleasant experience for me?  The main reason is the noise, i.e. sound and light effects.  It may be an attempt to show ...
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World Communications: Email ... (Ronald Hilton, USA, 02/01/05 9:32 am) Mike Sullivan writes: I'm not a computer expert at all, and I'm basically self taught like most of us.  When I used to be on dial up prior to getting wireless and after a cou ...
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World Communication: Email ... (Ronald Hilton, USA, 02/01/05 9:32 am) John Heelan wrote: I would be grateful if WAISers did not include very large files (such as pictures or videos) in their messages, as they consume enormous amounts of transmission time for ...
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World Press View ... (Ronald Hilton, USA, 01/25/04 9:33 am) I do not like media barons and I detest the noise of television, but I protest vigorously against blanket condemnations of the printed press by people who simply want the press to express t ...
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World Communication: Their Fragility ... (Ronald Hilton, USA, 10/02/99 9:34 am)      Much has been made of the Y2K threat to international communications. There are, however, constant, more prosaic threats. In 1996 the ...
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