Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site bnl.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!mgnetp!ihnp4!zehntel!dual!amd70!decwrl!decvax!mcnc!philabs!sbcs!bnl!piggott From: piggott@bnl.UUCP (Christopher Piggott) Newsgroups: net.micro,net.micro.apple Subject: Franklin Computer Co. Message-ID: <499@bnl.UUCP> Date: Sun, 1-Jul-84 00:41:32 EDT Article-I.D.: bnl.499 Posted: Sun Jul 1 00:41:32 1984 Date-Received: Thu, 28-Jun-84 04:43:49 EDT Lines: 20 <-------------------------------------> Well, it's true....Franklin has declared chapter 11...At this time hopes for re- organization are not clear, but the gen- eral opinion is against it's probability. Once again, the Apple Company who made better apples than Apple Computer itself did has declared bankbrutcy (sp)... Franklin Aces 1200 and 1000 were great (ARE great) computers, and it's not the business world's fault that they buckled. Now it looks more like they helped to flood the personal computer market just a little bit more than it is already. We'll miss you, Franklin.... Comments are more than welcome...