Re: MD: Tarnished brandnames (was-Re: MiniDisc Weekly News...)
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I haven't heard the brand name "Casio" in years. I thought they had gone out of business. My impression was that they had gone the way of the Fisher brand name --a brand that used to make high quality stuff, but through the years either made shoddy equipment, had bad luck with a line of products, or some other event that basically tarnished the brand's image. What is the story on Casio? -spb I think Casio is still there... Actually in Europe I'm sure they're still there: 1) Every watch-shop has Casio watches. 2) You can find Casio organisers in most office-equipment shops. 3) They make cheap calculators with the same functionality of TI calculators. But they're fragil to. Cheers, Ralph - Who has not a single product of casio -- === Ralph SmeetsFunctional Verification Centre Of Competence - CMG Voice: (+33) (0)4 76 58 44 46 STMicroelectronics Fax:(+33) (0)4 76 58 40 11 5, chem de la Dhuy Mobile: (+33) (0)6 82 66 62 70 38240 MEYLAN E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] FRANCE === "For many years, mankind lived just like the animals. And then something happened that unleashed the powers of our imagination: We learned to talk." -- Stephen Hawking, later used by Pink Floyd -- === - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: MD: Tarnished brandnames (was-Re: MiniDisc Weekly News...)
==BEGIN QUOTE= My impression was that they had gone the way of the Fisher brand name --a brand that used to make high quality stuff, but through the years either made shoddy equipment, had bad luck with a line of products, or some other event that basically tarnished the brand's image. What is the story on Casio? END QUOTE= This reminds me of the TEAC and CDC brands in Australia. Before the late 80s, they made good-quality serviceable hi-fi gear with sound-quality-enhancing features but since then they made crappy downmarket electronics. Our market started to get flooded with "flashing-lights" bookshelf systems; rat-s**t ghetto-blasters and cheap CD players that were prone to many problems. A similar fate happened to Philips for a while in our market between 1990 and 1993 where Philips killed the Pye label (reserved for low-end equipment) abd sold cheap and nasty audio equipment for that period. The DCC equipment and the 900 series of "co-ordinated" components being released in 1993 was an attempt by Philips to climb out of the cheap sound system image. Other brands that I have known that have been killed off by the supply of cheap and nasty equipment include Kriesler; HMV and AWA. With regards, Simon Mackay - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Richard Wright [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: They make the best calculators - better than Sharp and miles better than Texas Instruments. So there you go. That's about all I know about Casio. Calculators? I'll take a single HP over ten Casio's any day ;-) By the way, I did see the new Casio player at Fry's in Palo Alto, CA on Sunday. It's actually a good looking (and tiny) unit, but I didn't get a chance to listen to it. - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Tarnished brandnames (was-Re: MiniDisc Weekly News...)
This is more of what I meant than having not heard the brand name in years. It was also a shock to find they are starting to make audio equipment -- something akin to finding that the brand "Maytag" also makes vacuum cleaners. Or that "Craftsman" also makes engine parts. You think of "Maytag" as a brand that specializes in washers/dryers and dishwashers, and "Craftsman" specializes in tool-making. On another level, "Casio" is not exactly thought of as high-end. Maybe they're trying to change that (though it's a little late methinx) -spb "The future looks bright / On that train all graphite and glitter / Undersea by rail / Ninety minutes from New York to Paris / Well by seventy six we'll be A.O.K" -- Donald Fagen 'The Nightfly' Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc:(bcc: Steven Brooks/HOME_OFF/AGLIFE) Subject: Re: MD: Tarnished brandnames (was-Re: MiniDisc Weekly News...) Steven Brooks wrote: I haven't heard the brand name "Casio" in years. I thought they had gone out of business. My impression was that they had gone the way of the I've known Casio for calculators and watches only, them producing any kind of Hi-Fi equipment is new to me ! Alexander -- | Alexander Dietrich | Norderstedt, Germany | | e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Tarnished brandnames (was-Re: MiniDisc Weekly News...)
Steven Brooks wrote: I haven't heard the brand name "Casio" in years. I thought they had gone out of business. My impression was that they had gone the way of the Fisher brand name --a brand that used to make high quality stuff, but through the years either made shoddy equipment, had bad luck with a line of products, or some other event that basically tarnished the brand's image. What is the story on Casio? Casio never went out of business, they've been making digital watches, pocket LCD color TV's, digital cameras, and keyboards as long as I can remember. At least this is the case in the US. You can't shop for any of those items without seeing at least one Casio. If they made any shoddy equipment, it was probably their cheap Wal-Mart quality digital cameras. I hardly ever see their digital cameras anymore, but 2 years ago, they were the most plentiful. -- Shawn Lin http://www2.cybercities.com/g/gmwbodycars/ __ NetZero - Defenders of the Free World Get your FREE Internet Access and Email at http://www.netzero.net/download/index.html - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Tarnished brandnames (was-Re: MiniDisc Weekly News...)
At 14:34 13/12/99 -0600, you wrote: I haven't heard the brand name "Casio" in years. I thought they had gone out of business. My impression was that they had gone the way of the Fisher brand name --a brand that used to make high quality stuff, but through the years either made shoddy equipment, had bad luck with a line of products, or some other event that basically tarnished the brand's image. What is the story on Casio? Well, they've been going for years now - most of their business is in watches and calculators. They also make digital cameras of varying quality. The other products they make tend to be quite low-end budget items from what I've seen. They make the best calculators - better than Sharp and miles better than Texas Instruments. So there you go. That's about all I know about Casio. Bye! Wrighty - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Tarnished brandnames (was-Re: MiniDisc Weekly News...)
Steven Brooks wrote: I haven't heard the brand name "Casio" in years. I thought they had gone out of business. My impression was that they had gone the way of the I've known Casio for calculators and watches only, them producing any kind of Hi-Fi equipment is new to me ! Alexander -- | Alexander Dietrich | Norderstedt, Germany | | e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: MD: Tarnished brandnames (was-Re: MiniDisc Weekly News...)
Casio makes the coolest watches around; Casio G-shock, as well as calculators and all the other stuff people have said. It also specialises in watches with stuff built-in; calculators, altimeters, barometers, thermometers, compasses, PDAs, even GPS. Perhaps you need to get out more ;-) Or maybe Casio isn't big where you live. Which country? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Steven Brooks Sent: 13 December 1999 20:35 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: MD: Tarnished brandnames (was-Re: MiniDisc Weekly News...) I haven't heard the brand name "Casio" in years. I thought they had gone out of business. My impression was that they had gone the way of the Fisher brand name --a brand that used to make high quality stuff, but through the years either made shoddy equipment, had bad luck with a line of products, or some other event that basically tarnished the brand's image. What is the story on Casio? -spb - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
