-> Blair was right.  Technics and Panasonic are both trademarks of -> 
Matsushita
Electric Co. of Japan.  That's mot-SUsh-ta, NOT -> mot-SU-shee-ta as many
westerners mangle it.
 TH> when i was ignorant (a long time ago i hasten to add) i used to
 TH> pronounce it an entirely different way !
 TH> its just that i wasnt aware (until today :) that they are affiliated
 TH> groups / company trade names / whatever.
I haven't checked lately, but last time I did they had 16 different US
marketing divisions for various customer types or product lines.  
4 for audio, Panasonic, Technics consumer, semi-pro, and pro
telephones for retail and business
office equipment, like typewriters, copiers, etc.  
And, I forget exactly what else.  
Terry
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