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The sample VCR instructions include:
>2) Press the "^" button until the Clock Set menu item highlights.
I don't understand this. Does it mean
a) press and hold the "^" button until...
b) press the "^" button repeatedly until...
I've never programmed a VCR. Am I a suitable subject to test instructions
on? I'm willing to learn if somebody will present me with a VCXR. (hint, hint)
What is this life, if full of care,
We have no time to stand and stare?*
---- _Leisure_ by W.H. Davies, first stanza
* Some sources substitute a full stop for the question mark.
"What is truth?" said jesting Pilate.
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