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From: knudsen@ihnss.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.micro,net.games.video
Subject: Vectrex Bellies Up (Sob!)
Message-ID: <1943@ihnss.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 3-Mar-84 23:48:53 EST
Article-I.D.: ihnss.1943
Posted: Sat Mar  3 23:48:53 1984
Date-Received: Mon, 5-Mar-84 00:31:12 EST
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In response to my posting of last week (on drastic Vectrex price reductions),
a hardcore Vekkie called me up with the sad news that GCE has
in fact pulled out of the Vectrex business.
Remaining stock of hardware and program carts has been sold to
a mail-order outfit in CA whose name
I forget, but you probably got a mail flyer from
them after you bought your vectrex.  They have an 800 number
that I will
post when I get back to work.  Their prices are not quite as
low as toys-r-us, but still 
snap-em-up-while-they-last level.
	I am saddended that Vectrex didn'T live to market the
computer keyboard with RAM and BASIC ROM that was promised.
If we could only get into that system..... mike k
PS: I managed to find the 3D goggle helmet.  I had absolutely
no trouble perceiving the depth
and focussing the images.  Do NOT
hesitate to buy this, if you can find at least one game for it
(3D Narrow Escape recommended).
The outstanding effect of this Rube-Goldberg elegant contraption will make it
a collector's item for sure.