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Created:Mon Feb 17 1986
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Number of topics:1517
Total number of notes:13349

988.0. "** 650.**" by MEMORY::SLATER () Mon Nov 30 1987 09:25

    I have an NEC CD-650E or something close to that. Why are there
    a number of **650.** from diferent manufactures? What is the
    significance of the number 650?
    
    Les
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988.1QUARK::LIONELWe all live in a yellow subroutineMon Nov 30 1987 15:148
    I think it's just a coincidence.  Most manufacturers like to chose
    "round" numbers with at least one zero in them for model numbers.
    Magnavox seems to buck this trend most often.  The first significant
    digit (which may not always be the first digit) almost always
    represents the relative position in the model lineup.  6 is a good
    choice for something fairly high, but leaving room for improvement.
    
    				Steve
988.2Phillips Numbers?USRCV1::THOMPSONPPaul ThompsonWed Dec 02 1987 07:146
    I have no data to back up my assumption, but since the players in
    question are all based upon the Phillips unit, and Magnavox was
    the marketing arm of North American Phillips, I assumed that the
    numerical sequence in the model numbers was based upon Phillips
    designation for the basic drive.
    
988.3QUARK::LIONELWe all live in a yellow subroutineWed Dec 02 1987 18:003
    I would find it hard to believe that the NEC player has a Philips
    transport.
    				Steve