On Sun, 20 Feb 2005 08:17:56 -0500, George >
wrote:

>Edwin Pawlowski wrote:
>> "Isaac Wingfield" > wrote in message
>>
>>>I have an old nuker that needs replacement, but I'm confused by your
>>>statement. In exactly which way (or ways) would a new microwave perform
>>>"far better" than my old one? According to my measurements, my nearly 30
>>>year old model still delivers just as much power as it did when new, and
>>>the timer still works just fine; what else is there?
>>>
>>>Isaac
>>
>>
>> Just how much power when new? Most were 500 or 750 watt compared to the
>> 1200 or 1500 of today making them much faster.
>
>
>We just bought a new one and it is 1,300 watt/$80 as compared to the 700
>watt/$600 unit it replaced


this is very interesting George...would you care to mention the name
of the manufacturer for us?

Regards,
Bill