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echo: aust_modem
to: Lewin Edwards
from: David Drummond
date: 1996-06-28 06:39:26
subject: Courier update

Lewin, at 21:27 on Jun 26 1996, you wrote to David Drummond ...

DD>> It seems that the Dynalinks are NOT re-badged Sportsters, 
DD>> rather Taiwanese closes using modified Sportster code.

LE> ... and TI DSPs and Intel 80186s and basically everything 
LE> else that is in a Sportster. So, "insourced" Sportsters.

LE> There have been a lot of products which were contracted by 
LE> US or Aust (or ...) companies to Taiwanese and PRC outside 
LE> mfrs for labor cost reasons, then the Taiwanese mfr 
LE> "accidentally" made 10k too many and sold them direct ;-) 
LE> Askey aren't exactly the most reputable company in the 
LE> world, you know.

The unspeakable cads!

David
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