In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Tim Shoppa w
rites:
>"Poul-Henning Kamp" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>> You have just recited most of timing.com's sales pitch for their
>> Telco-grade Cesium units, the last bit is 
>>
>>      "Buy this box for $lot_less, mount it, fire it up, see the
>>      green light turn on, put a mark in your calendar 10 years
>>      on when the warranty expires."
>>
>> It is a sad testimony to modern civilization that this works so well.
>
>What's really sad is that the GPS antennas are the size of a hockey
>puck and completely invisible from the ground - or for that matter any
>of the surrounding buildings as the antenna is actually lower
>than the parapets around the roof.  Yet we need zoning
>and community and FAA approvals!

That's what I mean:  It will be a long time before progress goes too far.

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