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TELEVISION'S PIRATES, 928 page hard cover book
TELEVISION'S PIRATES HIDING BEHIND YOUR PICTURE TUBE
928 pages of interesting history of the back yard satellite dish told by one of the pioneers of home satellite TV.
| Suggested Retail: | US$29.95 /pc |
What is a Television Pirate?
By Oxford definition, a pirate is, "a person who infringes another's copyright or other business rights" and/or "someone who broadcasts without official authorization". Television programming carries copyright, television stations travel a years-long pathway seeking "official authorization" before broadcasting. Alas, not every television station has waited for nor even sought authorization and it goes without saying, contacting those who's copyright might be violated by their transmissions. Many figures in recent history (Winston Churchill is but one example) meet our definition.
1955 on the 5,000 acre Starr Ranch, SE Montana. No TV. Solution? Build 3 TV Stations to link the ranch to nearest TV 115 miles distant. No licenses, one of thousands. Charlie Starr - pirate.
2006 New York City. Inventor Kenny Schaffer has created a system allowing his home TV reception to follow him worldwide. Any channel, any-place at any at time. Pirate?
Between Starr and Schaffer, tens of thousands driven by the intense desire to have, for their own, access to television. Cable TV began as 'piracy'. Satellite TV was driven by rampant piracy. And now Internet is spooked by those who would 'broadcast' without authorization. This is their story, filled with emotion and determination, told with great insight by the one person who 'was there' from 1950 onward, as it unfolded and grew 'behind the tube'.
| ISBN | 0-9777980-0-3 |
| Author | Robert B. Cooper |
| Print Year | 2006 |
| Language | English |
| Retail | USD29.95 |
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C-BAND REMEMBERED, 197 page paperback book
C-BAND REMEMBERED (A MUST HAVE FOR THE SATELLITE ENTHUSIAST)
| Suggested Retail: | US$19.95 /pc |
Learn about the beginning of the back yard dish told by one of the pioneers of the back yard satellite dish.
Home Satellite TV Pioneer Memories
197 pages dedicated to that small cadre of "real pioneers" who, prior to 1980, created the technology and hand fabricated the hardware which laid a foundation far all that followed.
| ISBN | 0-9777980-0-2 |
| Author | Robert B. Cooper |
| Print Year | 2007 |
| Language | English |
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Dell Inspiron 600M 14.1in. Notebook/Laptop
Good Travel Laptop
I bought this laptop new and used it for my travel laptop. It has the latest MX Linux on it and runs very reasonable. It has never failed me and never needed repaired. Memory was upgraded to 1GB. If you are looking for tough laptop to travel with, this could be the one for you. It does need a new battery but I see they are very reasonable on ebay.
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| Manufacture | Dell |
| Model | Inspiron 600m |
| Condition | Used, good working condition Shows signs of use Some stress cracks (see pictures) |
| A/C power supply | Comes with the original Dell power adaptor and A/C power cord |
| Battery Condition | 2 batteries included Does NOT hold a charge New battery can be found on ebay or Amazon |
| BIOS Version | A17 (latest) |
| Operating System | MX Linux MX-19.4 386 Latest Release 32bit: latest Debian 4.19 PAE (non-PAE kernel: antiX). Very stable kernel |
| HHD | 60GB |
| Memory Installed | 1024 MB @ 266 MHz |
| Service Tag | DBHTF61 |
| Express Service Code | 28993224457 |
Dell Inspiron 600m Specs
- Pentium M 725 1.60GHz Processor, 2MB L2-Cache
- ATI Mobility RADEON 9000 AGP 4X video graphics at 32MB
- 14.1-in SXGA Monitor
- 60GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive, 4200RPM
- Dell Wireless 1450 DualBand (802.11 a/b/g) internal Wireless card
- Internal 56K Modem and Integrated Network card
- 24X Combo DVD/CD-RW for Inspiron 600m
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