[torontocbm] Re: [chiclassiccomp] Commodore desk?
- From: Leif Bloomquist <leif@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: torontocbm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 6 Jun 2011 23:21:12 -0400
Ral-clan on the Denial forums claims to have an "official" Commodore desk
for the C64/VIC, including a monitor stand and drive bay.
http://sleepingelephant.com/ipw-web/bulletin/bb/viewtopic.php?t=971&highlight=desk
Unfortunately, picture links are broken. So they could have done something
similar in the PET era.
On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 11:10 PM, Steve Gray <sjgray@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> http://www.scribd.com/doc/54491336/2/Editor-s-Notes
> See page 21.
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> *From:* Jim Brain <brain@xxxxxxxxxx>
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> *Sent:* Mon, June 6, 2011 9:39:50 PM
> *Subject:* [torontocbm] Re: [chiclassiccomp] Commodore desk?
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> On 6/6/2011 11:58 AM, James L. Mazurek wrote:
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> Jason,
>
> Commodore did make office furniture but I've only ever seen the file
> cabinets. There should be someone on the Toronto CBM list
> torontocbm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx that can identify the desk and verify weather or
> not it originally came with the cut-out section.
>
>
> I would be very surprised if this is a "Commodore" desk. CBM Canada, as I
> recall, did do a lot of "metal" office products, like file cabinets, etc.,
> but this looks mostly wood (particle board).
>
> However, it is indeed possible a local firm made particle board desks that
> accommodated PET machines. So, in that regard, if the dimensions are
> correct, I would agree it's a "Commodore PET desk", just not a Commodore
> produced item.
>
> Jim
>
>
> Jim
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> On Sat, Jun 4, 2011 at 3:44 PM, Jason T <silent700@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>>
>>
>> Hey Jim M (and other C= folks,) any idea if this was a real Commodore
>> product? I wrote to the seller and he says the cut-out hole was meant
>> to hold a PET, recessed into the desk. I've never seen such a thing:
>>
>> http://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/fuo/2419702823.html
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>> I'd grab it if I had room for a full-time PET display :)
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