Asynch designs (OT)

[Scott Quinn]

> Yeah, they've been around for years. It's illegal to have anything capable of 
>receiving TV broadcasts in the UK without having a licence (about 160GBP/year, 
>approx $140US). Doesn't matter if the equipment isn't switched on - if it's 
>capable of receiving a signal then a licence is needed.

They're becoming worse then! It used to be black&white was exempted from the tax.

What happened to the pound? used to be substantially more valuable than the dollar.