Asynch designs (OT)

[Don]

Scott Quinn wrote:
> 
>> 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.

Regardless of exchange rate, dollars = pounds.  :-(