9 Jun
1997
9 Jun
'97
2:31 p.m.
Bill Whitson wrote:
I've accumulated a little info on the Radofin
Aquarius (as that's the
flavor of Aquarius that I've got). Apparently Mattel made the Aquarius
for a short time and then dumped it when it didn't make money. Radofin
who was the manufacturer purchased the rights to it and continued to
manufacture it for another 2 years. At some point, but apparently not
Bill,
Thanks...that validated what I had heard on the subject, though I
didn't realize they kept making it for two more years. Didn't Mattel
market the machine barely 9 months or so before dropping it?
Jeff jeffh(a)unix.aardvarkol.com
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Collector of Classic Computers: Amiga 1000, Apple II+, Atari 800,
800XL, MegaST-2, XE System, Coleco Adam, Commodore 128D, 16, Plus/4,
VIC-20, IBM 5155, Kaypro 2X, Mattel Aquarius, Osbourne Executive,
Radofin Aquarius, TI-99/4A, Sinclair ZX-81, Timex-Sinclair 1000, TRS-80
Color Computer 3, Model 4, and Model 4P. Also Odyssey2, Atari SuperPong
and Atari 2600VCS game consoles