On Wed, 13 Dec 2000, Marvin wrote:
> The one I have is new in the box. Turns out they were given out as
> incentives for people to attend some sales pitches for something I
> don't recall now (vacation timeshares?). My guess is that since the
> MTX512s weren't selling well, the company was able to pick they up for
> very little and could still make the claim people would get a computer
> for attending the sales pitch.
Hey, that's how I got my first computer! The Mattel Aquarius. Sure, it
didn't turn out to be as grand as the advertising made it seem, but it is
what got me where I am today :)
I had to beg my parents to take me to the timeshare place. They had to
endure two hours of sales pitch so that I could get the stupid thing. And
then when we got home and I hooked it up my dad was upset that I was
hogging the TV and he couldn't watch his news :)
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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