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Section Editor: Dr. B. S. Vijayaraman

 

ADVANCED DESIGN The advertising agency doesn't understand it
ALL NEW Parts not interchangeable with previous design
ALL SOLID-STATE Heavy as Hell!
A MAINFRAME The biggest PC peripheral available.
BREAKTHROUGH We finally figured out a way to sell it
BROADCAST QUALITY Gives a picture and produces noise
BUILT TO PRECISION TOLERANCES We finally got it to fit together
COMPUTER A device designed to speed and automate errors.
CUSTOMER SERVICE ACROSS THE COUNTRY You can return it from most airports
DESIGNED SIMPLICITY Manufacturer's cost cut to the bone
DIRECT SALES ONLY Factory had big argument with distributor
DISTINCTIVE A different shape and color than the others
ETHERNET (N) something used to catch the ether bunny
EXCLUSIVE Imported product
FIELD-TESTED Manufacturer lacks test equipment
FOOLPROOF OPERATION No provision for adjustments
FUTURISTIC No other reason why it looks the way it does
HAND-CRAFTED Assembly machines operated without gloves on
HIGH ACCURACY Unit on which all parts fit
HIGH RELIABILITY We made it work long enough to ship it
IT'S HERE AT LAST! Rush job; Nobody knew it was coming
LATEST AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGY One of our tech was laid off by Boeing
MAINTENANCE-FREE Impossible to fix
MEETS ALL STANDARDS Ours, not yours
MICROPROCESSOR CONTROLLED Does things we can't explain
MIL-SPEC COMPONENTS We got a good deal at a government auction
NEW Different color from previous design
NEW GENERATION Old design failed, ma y be this one will work
PERFORMANCE PROVEN Will operate through the warranty period
PROGRAMMER A red-eyed, mumbling mammal capable of conversing with inanimate objects.
RE-DESIGNED Previous faults corrected, we hope...
REVOLUTIONARY It's different from our competitors
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED Manufacturer's, upon cashing your check
SMPTE BUS COMPATIBLE When completed, will be shipped by Greyhound
UNMATCHED Almost as good as the competition
UNPRECEDENTED PERFORMANCE Nothing we ever had before worked THIS way
UPGRADE Take old bugs out, put new ones in.
YEARS OF DEVELOPMENT We finally got one that works

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