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From: lisbon@vpnet.UUCP (Gerry Swetsky)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Who is Packard Bell and why are they making clones?
Message-ID: <[256878b9:2834.2]comp.sys.ibm.pc;1@vpnet.UUCP>
Date: 21 Nov 89 03:00:04 GMT
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> Packard Bell was a result of an early
> collaberation between Dave Packard (of Hewlett Packard) and Alexander
> Graham Bell (of telephone fame).  Bell asked Packard if he could 
    
    Right!  What is this, April Fool's Day?  David Packard was born on
    September 7, 1912.  A. G. Bell died in 1922.  Packard is still
    Chairman of Hewlett Packard Corp.  I wonder if he remembers the 
    meeting with Bell?  Get your facts straight , Mac!

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