On Sun, 16 Aug 1998, Don Maslin wrote:
> > That's interesting. I've got two of these but always referred to them as
> > "turn-key" IMSAIs. I thought the VDP-40 was that all-in-one computer that
> > IMSAI came out with in the same timeframe that was so bug-ridden that most
> > were returned to IMSAI and hardly any are in existence anymore?
> >
> > Is my information wrong?
>
> Sam, I think that what you refer to was the VDP-80 which was their
> 'desktop' model. And 'desktop' is exactly the right expression, as it
> virtually covered one! It is reputed to be what put them out of business.
That may have been a small part of it. For the whole scoop, I recommend
_Once Upon a Time in Computerland_ which tells the tale of IMSAI, how it
turned into ComputerLand, and all the trickery and deceit that went on
along the way. It's funny, because that story in ways sort of parallels
my life at the moment with my ex-employer.
Sam Alternate e-mail: dastar_at_siconic.com
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