parnass@ihuxf.UUCP (Bob Parnass, AJ9S) (06/26/84)
x Uniden Corporation acquired the Bearcat division of Electra Company on May 28, 1984. According to an article in Moni- toring Times (July 1984, pg. 2): "It is safe to assume that several new products, including a BC-100XL with aircraft band, a BC-450 wide coverage scanner, and a BC-210XLT with 800 MHz, will never see the light of day." "Presently manufactured products which have been can- celed include BC-250, BC-300, CompuScan 2100 and the new TV satellite terminal." "Sources close to the company revealed that approxima- tely 120 employees were laid off Friday, June 1, 1984......" -- ========================================================================== Bob Parnass, AT&T Bell Laboratories - ihnp4!ihuxf!parnass - (312)979-5414