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Old 17th Jun 2005, 23:01
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PAXboy
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H.Dir. "It's terribly clever stuff and all done by a suitable sytem of levers and mirrors."

Actually, since your retirement, you will find that the mirrors have been replaced by High Definition TV cameras and monitors, or will be when the International Standards Committee have agreed the standards.

The levers have been replaced by servo controlled actuators which are much more reliable. Unfortunately, the software that actuates the actuators is not ...

The management said that it was a purely temporary move to reinstate the levers and mirrors. The Projected Project Plan plans the new system to be ready for service at the same time as the new European Constitution.

It is true that The Projected Project Plan contains a lot of Ps.

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