At 11:01 PM 2/18/96 PST, you wrote:

> Subject: RE: NBC CHIMES
>
>   So Matthew, just what WAS the fourth tone, G-E-C-?

And this just in from my trivia buddy.

        G.  E.   C.  -  General Electric Company

who was the original owner of NBC.

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 [ Actually, I believe that RCA had some relationship with
 [ NBC up until G.E. bought RCA.  The buyout precipitated
 [ a lot of satirical jokes by David Letterman about G.E.
 [ before he left to join CBS.
 [ Jody