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Commentary: Much ado about digital TV switch


July 07, 2008 Vendors sell gasoline generators, water purifiers, grain grinders, solar cookers, gold coins and portable radios. Y2K, the millennial apocalypse caused by a computer programming bug, was coming. "For older Americans who rely on television for companionship, for another voice in the house, that loss could be devastating," a recent Newhouse wire service story fretted.

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