stigall@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (john stigall) (12/15/90)
Speaking of strange Commodore hardware, a friend of mine just saw the
strangest yet (unless you have seen a Commodore stereo) which is the
Commodore filing cabinet, complete with the chickenhead. The friend is
a reputable source, so I don't think I have to cross post to
alt.folklore.computers. :) I guess Commodore made a real variety of
stuff in the early days before they made computers.
(BTW - I have had trouble replying to the person willing to sell me a
Commodore calculator @ncmicro.lonestar.org - our mailer rejects this
address...any ideas?)
JDS
John Stigall - Indiana University Computing Services Network
750 N. State Rd. 46 Bypass, Bloomington, Indiana 47405
(812)855-6646 stigall@ucs.indiana.edumroussel@alchemy.chem.utoronto.ca (Marc Roussel) (12/18/90)
In article <78329@iuvax.cs.indiana.edu> stigall@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (john stigall) writes: >[...] a friend of mine just saw the [...] >Commodore filing cabinet, complete with the chickenhead. >I guess Commodore made a real variety of >stuff in the early days before they made computers. Early days? Commodore still makes filing cabinets! (I don't know about the chickenheads though... I've never seen one of those.) Marc R. Roussel mroussel@alchemy.chem.utoronto.ca
karl@cbmvax.commodore.com (Karl Herrman - CATS) (12/18/90)
In article <78329@iuvax.cs.indiana.edu> stigall@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (john stigall) writes: >Speaking of strange Commodore hardware, a friend of mine just saw the >strangest yet (unless you have seen a Commodore stereo) which is the >Commodore filing cabinet, complete with the chickenhead. The friend is >a reputable source, so I don't think I have to cross post to >alt.folklore.computers. :) I guess Commodore made a real variety of >stuff in the early days before they made computers. Commodore made office furniture at the same time they made computers. Remember that the PET and its disk drives had a metal case. The same factory was used to make desks, file cabinets, shelves, computer tables etc... This was all done up in Canada. > >JDS > > John Stigall - Indiana University Computing Services Network > 750 N. State Rd. 46 Bypass, Bloomington, Indiana 47405 > (812)855-6646 stigall@ucs.indiana.edu Karl Herrmann C.A.T.S. Software Specialist
cyaa01@mixcom.UUCP (Chris Klausmeier) (12/19/90)
In article <16611@cbmvax.commodore.com> karl@cbmvax.commodore.com (Karl Herrman - CATS) writes:
/ Commodore made office furniture at the same time they made computers. Remember
/ that the PET and its disk drives had a metal case. The same factory was used to
/ make desks, file cabinets, shelves, computer tables etc... This was all done
/ up in Canada.
Did Commodore ever make armored trucks? Those 8250's and similar dual
disk drives were built like them! :-) I didn't believe a friend who told
me that they were so heavy-duty until I saw one. Those 8250's were great
though... 2 megs, never got hot like my SFD or 1541's did.
/ Karl Herrmann
/ C.A.T.S.
/ Software Specialist
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[] if I could wave my magic wand... [][][][]root@zswamp.fidonet.org (Geoffrey Welsh) (12/20/90)
Marc Roussel (mroussel@alchemy.chem.utoronto.ca ) wrote: >Early days? Commodore still makes filing cabinets! (I don't know >about the chickenheads though... I've never seen one of those.) As far as I know, their office furniture business was spun off; the old Commodore plant on Pharmacy Avenue in Toronto bears the "Commander" name and Commodore moved a block or so down the road. -- UUCP: watmath!xenitec!zswamp!root | 602-66 Mooregate Crescent Internet: root@zswamp.fidonet.org | Kitchener, Ontario FidoNet: SYSOP, 1:221/171 | N2M 5E6 CANADA Data: (519) 742-8939 | (519) 741-9553 MC Hammer, n. Device used to ensure firm seating of MicroChannel boards Try our new Molson 'C' compiler... it specializes in 'case' statements!