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Melvin Watt: if they use the new capacity, would that not be the equivalent of giving you back what would be the virtual equivalent…

On the recordFebruary 1, 1996
if they use the new capacity, would that not be the equivalent of giving you back what would be the virtual equivalent of black and white television as opposed to much more advanced capabilities, the equivalent of color television? I know it is beyond that, but I am simplifying it. We are not talking black and white versus color, but capacitywise, is it not substantially more?
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Melvin Watt
North Carolina

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Discussing the implications of new capacity in technology.

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