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Re: Valentine One.

To: nfgjr@juno.com
Subject: Re: Valentine One.
From: Derrick Schmidt <dschmidt@hsc.usc.edu>
Date: Wed, 1 Dec 1999 18:45:53 -0800 (PST)
I think his name was Bill(?) Valentine.

On Wed, 1 Dec 1999 nfgjr@juno.com wrote:

> If I remember the story correctly the individual who started Cincinnati
> Microwave (I forgot his name) Built the business ,which was famous for
> its Escort Radar detectors, in the basement of his house. The business
> expanded to the current size, someone made him an offer and he sold it.
> After several years he became bored (tinkerers are like this) and he
> decided to build a new detector that would continue the radar detector
> technological evolution instead of standing still like most companies do,
> Hence the advent of the Valentine. 
> As I get older and the fact that the speed limit has been raised in spite
> of the fact that I commute aprox 25-30K miles per year I haven't found
> the need for a detector. If I did I would definitely procure the
> Valentine based on the reports that I have read and seen.
> 
> The Garlands
> nfgjr@juno.com
> 


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