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From: karl@cbmvax.commodore.com (Karl Herrman - CATS)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
Subject: Re: REAL Commodore Hardware
Message-ID: <16611@cbmvax.commodore.com>
Date: 17 Dec 90 22:24:51 GMT
References: <78329@iuvax.cs.indiana.edu>
Reply-To: karl@cbmvax.commodore.com (Karl Herrman - CATS)
Organization: Commodore, West Chester, PA
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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