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Re: humorous if off topic (follows on to: Byte Magazine: 18 Vintage issues...)

On Wed, 04 Aug 1999 22:36:25 GMT, gumby@zembu.com (D. Henkel-Wallace)
wrote:

>   From: Michael Black <blackm00@CAM.ORG>
>   Date: Wed, 28 Jul 1999 11:58:16 -0400
>
>   
>
.Back in the late '50s someone stole an air express package that
contained the North American supply of rubber belts for Philips tape
recorders. 
They probably thought they were getting a radio. Since belts werre the
weakness of those tape recorders, it made servicing a problem for
months.
Also Bell & Howell at one time shipped their service parts in
obsol;ete camera boxes, but had to quit because so many shipments went
missing.

						Regards

						Charlie Fox