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From: wb8foz@mthvax.cs.miami.edu (David Lesher,,255RTFM,255rtfm)
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Subject: Northgate, was: Wells American?
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Date: 25 Nov 90 13:24:17 GMT
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Reply-To: wb8foz@mthvax.cs.miami.edu (David Lesher)
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>>Does anyone know whatever happened to Wells American Corp?

>>PC Computing said that Wells American "mysteriously" closed their
>>doors. I take this to mean they weren't bankrupt.
>I would simply write it off to experience and stay with standards from now on. 
>Any other clone box would have been a better choice from that direction.

Well, the Wall Street Journal just reported that Northgate is
having problems. I don't recall the exact details, but I think
they just defaulted on a major loan.

It was in Wednesday or Friday's edition if you want to look it up
and get the whole story.


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