From: David Lucas <davidlu@sco.COM>
Date: Fri, 6 Jun 1997 15:46:43 +0800
To: Marshall Clow <mclow@owl.csusm.edu>
Subject: Re: TV Commercial
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At 14:09 05/06/97 -0700, you wrote:
>Today on TV, I saw an advertisement.
>
>Image:	Two ships exchanging searchlight-type signals.
>
>Voiceover:
>	It's common sense, really.
>	You should be able to communicate with anyone
>	without worring about the security of your communications.
>
>	Sprint PCS. Secure digital communications.

It's a nice thought, but the image is all wrong. Two ships communicating
via Aldis lamps (presumably, I haven't seen the ad) using Morse at a guess,
isn't what I would call very secure communication.

Still, what do the ad-men know?
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