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OT: Hercules Graphics out of business.

5th Docto

OT: Hercules Graphics out of business.

by 5th Docto » Tue, 24 Aug 1999 04:00:00

I think it was around $200 .  Seemed like a deal at the time, because it was
reasonable solution for color and graphics.

> Do you remember how much you paid for that back then?



> > I remember, back in the day, when I popped for a Hercules Graphics
Adapter
> > (the official name for the card) to put in my IBM PC (the one with the
> 8088
> > processor!).  The card added color and graphic capabilities that IBM
could
> > not provide at the time.  This was back in 81 or 82.  I thought it was
> soooo
> > coooool to get 16 colors!  Actually, I still have that doorstop around
> here
> > somewhere...



> > > Ed......
> > > i saw this over at Shugashack last night (which pimped it from
> > RivaExtreme)

> > > "Information from a Hercules executive indicates that the company will
> > > officially close it doors within the week. There are not indications
as
> to
> > > whether current orders will be shipped. Pending orders for their high
> > demand
> > > Dynamite TNT2 Ultra are note expected to be fulfilled.

> > > The executive, who has requested anonymity cites embezzlement and
> > > mismanagement as causes for the collapse of this industry pioneer."

> > > i guess that could have something to do with them losing money :)

> > > -zAmboni



> > > > On Sat, 21 Aug 1999 13:05:58 GMT,


> > > > >Now that's a "wow...."
> > > > >I know you'll remember
> > > > >with me and some of the
> > > > >older coots when Hercules
> > > > >was the King Kong of it
> > > > >all......................

> > > > >AR
> > > > Yep. A friend of mine had one. I wonder with the TNT2 etc. why
> > > > they are having to fold now.. It would seem that they were going
> > > > in a good direction.. hmm.

> > > > --
> > > > * rrevved at mindspring dot com


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