26 Apr
2000
26 Apr
'00
8:12 p.m.
From: technoid(a)cheta.net
Date sent: Wed, 26 Apr 2000 12:47:56 -0400
To: classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org
Subject: Packard Bell dead?
Send reply to: classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org
I keep hearing rumors that Packard Bell is out of
business. As a tech I
can say I haven't seen any really new ones in a while. Never a PB PII or
K6-2 machine. Whats the deal? Thier website is up and makes no mention
of any trouble.
Thankfully, PB is now officially dead. They had an auction a month
or so back, and the entire Califonia plant/office was liquidated. This
included inventory, components, chairs, lights, desks......
They tried to buy some reputation a couple of years back when
they bought NEC, but a PB by any other name........
NEC continues on, I believe.
Paul Braun
NerdWare -- The History of the PC and the Nerds who brought it to you.
nerdware(a)laidbak.com
www.laidbak.com/nerdware