Computer Ads from the Past

Computer Ads from the Past

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Plus Post: Lobo MAX-80

Plus Post: Lobo MAX-80

The Computer Tandy Should Have Built (at least according to the ad).

Mar 11, 2024
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From the November 1983 issue of Basic Computing magazine
From the November 1983 issue of Basic Computing magazine

This article is weeks late. A combination of having to work late and helping my brother work on his vehicle ate up my time. I’m planning to get the March Plus Post done a week after the poll finishes. Sorry about the delay.

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Lobo Drives International was founded in March of 1981 by Roger Billings. The name was later changed to Lobo Systems. In 1983, Venture Investments bought a controlling interest in Lobo. According to the California Secretary of State records, the company was dissolved on April 1, 1985.

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