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"404 - User No Longer Available" (toni-cipriani) 08/23/2019 at 08:12 • Filed to: None

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Now THIS is a name I haven’t heard in a long time.

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > 404 - User No Longer Available 08/23/2019 at 08:15

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Packard Bell and capacitive navigation keys? Are we sure this wasn’t forgotten in a warehouse for 10 years?

ttyymmnn > 404 - User No Longer Available 08/23/2019 at 08:18

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Tekamul > 404 - User No Longer Available 08/23/2019 at 08:24

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Wow. My first real PC was a Packard Bell. 166MhZ of pure power. These are probably at least 233MhZ.

That's PB livin'

Chinny Raccoon > 404 - User No Longer Available 08/23/2019 at 08:46

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I hadn’t realised they’d gone away in the US as  they’ve stuck around over here as the brand for low end Acer kit sold by retail chains. It looks like the new US operation is just licensing the name.

404 - User No Longer Available > Chinny Raccoon 08/23/2019 at 08:49

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Pretty much all the revived well-known  names are licensed these days. Including BlackBerry, Nokia, Polaroid, etc.

Nibby > 404 - User No Longer Available 08/23/2019 at 09:06

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packard bells were pretty cool but they were a PITA to work with! such strange designs. remember the L shaped one?

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > TheTurbochargedSquirrel 08/23/2019 at 09:22

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Shut up. I love my capacative nav keys.

404 - User No Longer Available > Nibby 08/23/2019 at 10:04

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Actually back then where I was, DIY clones and these Acers were more popular.

Snooder87 > 404 - User No Longer Available 08/23/2019 at 10:27

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P ackard Bell is now a subsidiary of Ac er, so ...

Nibby > 404 - User No Longer Available 08/23/2019 at 10:40

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huh never even seen that thing

404 - User No Longer Available > Nibby 08/23/2019 at 13:48

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Yeah, they’re more popular in Asia. This was my dream machine back then though, high school friend had one :