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   Robert Bernardo to All   
   Re: PAL DTV arrived in the mail!   
   28 Sep 05 00:33:22   
   
   XPost: comp.sys.cbm, rec.games.video.classic   
   From: rbernardo@iglou.com   
      
   On Mon, 26 Sep 2005, I wrote:   
      
   > I just opened its shipping box   
   > (a Stella Artois box!), and inside it was well-wrapped in bubblewrap. Is that   
   > the way the Argos store chain had sent it to my British friend, or had my   
   > friend repackaged it?   
      
    	My British friend clarified; it came to him in a postal bag (!),   
   and he repacked it to make it more secure.   
      
   >  	The informational card on the rear of the packaging tells of the 30   
   > games in the joystick, some games which are different than the NTSC DTV.   
   > Here is the list:   
      
   [snip]   
      
    	Ay, an Argos sticker covered part of the informational card!  When   
   I opened the pyramidal packaging, the card also listed the following:   
      
    	Summer Games	Pole Vault   
    			Diving   
    			Gymnastics   
    			Skeet Shooting   
      
   By the way, Argos sticker read,   
      
    		BOYS TOYS / ELECTRONIC BOYS   
      
    		369/1715(D)   
      
    		P/O 748529   
      
    	The "Set-up Guide and Play Instructions" in the PAL DTV were   
   different than the "Installation Guide and Instructions" that came with   
   the NTSC DTV.  The PAL instructions had a 3+ and a 5+ (age?) rating with   
   a website listed at www.pegi.info   The PAL instructions had 4 small   
   photos showing how to install the batteries, whereas the NTSC instructions   
   have no such photos.  Warning, requirements, and tips for set-up were   
   basically the same between the two, though the PAL instructions included a   
   warning paragraph for those who suffer from epilepsy and seizures.   
      
    					More to report later,   
    					Robert Bernardo   
    					Fresno Commodore User Group   
    					http://videocam.net.au/fcug   
      
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