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- From: blee@media.mit.edu (Brian Patrick Lee)
- Subject: C= ``Marketing'' Department's Last Good Decision ??
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- Organization: M.I.T. Media Laboratory
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- Date: Wed, 4 May 1994 00:03:02 GMT
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- According to ``The Secret Guide to Computers'' by Russ Walter,
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- ``Commodore called it's new computer the PET, because C='s head of
- marketing was the same guy who invented the Pet Rock. He figured,
- ``If people are stupid enough to love a Pet Rock, they'll love a PET
- Computer even more!''
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- Unfortunately, I can barely remember the '70's, but I *do* remember
- those ridiculous Pet Rocks. Russ Walter doesn't give a name for the
- head of marketing--can anyone confirm this claim? I think it might
- have been C='s last decent marketing move.
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- Brian Patrick Lee <blee@media-lab.mit.edu> <lee@tcm.org>
- PGP Key available. Opinions stated are personal.
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