At 13:59 26/03/2002, you wrote:
> > > My view is that had it sold for \pounds 600 or so and had a real disk
> > > drive, real serial ports, and a useable keyboard then it might have sold
> > > rather better in the UK.
> > >Maybe they should have had a 'professional' version with an
> > >external keyboard and disk drives, to satisfy both markets.
> > >Anyway, history.
>
> > Can't remember - did Sinclair license the technology to ICL and *cough* BT?
> > Would the Merlin Tonto and ICL OPD (one per desk) have covered off the
> > professional market perhaps?
>
>I guess today this would be called 'embedded market'. A OPD is still
>a top issue on my want list.
I've seen two pass through eBay in recent months - both went for silly
money (and I didn't win either of them :( )
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Received on Tue Mar 26 2002 - 20:13:43 GMT