New Research Machines finds

From: Witchy <witchy_at_binarydinosaurs.co.uk>
Date: Sat Dec 20 07:36:18 2003

> -----Original Message-----
> From: cctalk-bounces_at_classiccmp.org
> [mailto:cctalk-bounces_at_classiccmp.org]On Behalf Of Vintage Computer
> Festival
> Sent: 19 December 2003 17:43
> To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
> Subject: RE: New Research Machines finds
>
>
> On Fri, 19 Dec 2003, Witchy wrote:
>
> > RM had to do a metal one first because (apparently) someone dropped the
> > tool that was for the plastic milling machine, and it was coloured to
> > match the 380Z. Whether this was because painting metal cream wasn't
> > easy to do or not I don't know. It does make the black ones more
> > uncommon than the later plastic ones though.
>
> Are you sure it didn't have anything to do with radio frequency
> emissisions regulations?

Could've been anything really, though that tale came from a good industry
magazine of the day that was featuring the recently released 480Z. The real
reason could've been summat really boring :o)

cheers

w
Received on Sat Dec 20 2003 - 07:36:18 GMT