Re: MD: Tarnished brandnames (was-Re: MiniDisc Weekly News...)

1999-12-15 Thread Ralph Smeets
[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

RE: MD: Tarnished brandnames (was-Re: MiniDisc Weekly News...)

1999-12-15 Thread Simon Mackay
==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

Re: MD: Tarnished brandnames (was-Re: MiniDisc Weekly News...)

1999-12-14 Thread Dan Frakes
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

Re: MD: Tarnished brandnames (was-Re: MiniDisc Weekly News...)

1999-12-14 Thread Steven Brooks
-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/HOM

MD: Tarnished brandnames (was-Re: MiniDisc Weekly News...)

1999-12-13 Thread Steven Brooks
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

Re: MD: Tarnished brandnames (was-Re: MiniDisc Weekly News...)

1999-12-13 Thread Shawn R. Lin
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

Re: MD: Tarnished brandnames (was-Re: MiniDisc Weekly News...)

1999-12-13 Thread Richard Wright
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

Re: MD: Tarnished brandnames (was-Re: MiniDisc Weekly News...)

1999-12-13 Thread Alexander Dietrich
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 -- |

RE: MD: Tarnished brandnames (was-Re: MiniDisc Weekly News...)

1999-12-13 Thread Alan Dowds
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