Re: DEC retail stores in the 1980s
From: Bob Kaplow (kaplow_r_at_encompasserve.org.TRABoD)
Date: 11/24/04
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Date: 24 Nov 2004 08:28:51 -0600
In article <d0e744c9.0411231910.3ddb521@posting.google.com>, leeroth@my-deja.com (Lee Roth) writes:
> Speaking of retail... in the pre-PC era...
>
> Anyone remember the DEC retail stores? A few of these
> stores appeared about the time that the "Super Trio" of
> systems all appeared in the same form-factor boxes:
>
> The Rainbow (8088/Z80) - http://tinyurl.com/6hc4f
> The Professional (PDP11-based) - http://tinyurl.com/4ftfn
> DECmate II (PDP8-on-a-chip based) - http://tinyurl.com/6eksz
>
> I think all of the stores folded up within a year of opening-
> how many stores were there (at max) and what cities were they
> in?
>
> As I recall the stores only wanted to deal with the above
> 3 systems and supporting accessories - if you tried to walk
> in and buy a VT100 they turned you away.
There was at least one here in the Chicago area, In Schaumburg IIRC. It's
been long enough that I don't remember what they did or did not sell.
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