negrjp wrote: >Hi, all >About lessons of past: > >Today we repeat past mistakes: > >Remember 50's RCA versus CBS TV color systems battle? > >Now, the problem is incompatible DTVs systems. > >TTFN, >Jonas >from Brazil > > Like today's incompatible DTV systems which are not only technical battles, but very much political ones as well, the CBS color vs. RCA battle was full of political intrigue and underhanded business dealings as well. For an interesting read about what was happening way under the color radar, read this: http://www.earlytelevision.org/color_tv_cooper.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at FreeLists.org - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line.