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   Re: Kensington Technology and Kingston T   
   20 Feb 24 07:39:36   
   
   From: ibmmuseum@gmail.com   
      
   > Ever surfing the net, my electric eye detected a "Kensington Technology   
   > KTM-2000/M80" 8580 memory daughtercard. This caught my attention, you   
   > would expect "Kingston Technology"   
   >   
   > The PCBs for the KTM-1000/M80 and the KTM2000/M80 share the same PCB.   
   > Dave noted the KTM-1000 only populates half of the memory ICs.   
   >   
   > But if you look at the spacing of the model's title on each card at the   
   > top of the board, you will see:   
   >   
   > Kensington Technology KTM-2000/M80   
   > ^   
   >   
   > Kingston Technology KTM-2000/M80   
   > ^^^   
   >   
   > The only image we have of the KTM-4000/M80 appears to be Kingston   
   > Technology from the get-go.   
   >   
   > Kingston <<< Big font size!   
   > Technology Corporation <<< About 1/2 size, tucked in under Kingston   
   >   
   > Maybe... Kensington sold the KTM line to Kingston?   
   > Kensington fabbed the KTM line for Kingston?   
   >   
   > Kensington is normularily associated with Apple stuff [ADB mice...] and   
   > physical security devices [locks, cables...]. Perhaps Kensington   
   > divested itself from the KTM stuff to focus on Apple? I have yet to find   
   > any period articles explaining the name shift...   
      
   I think it's a glitch of the Matrix - Free Your Mind (and the rest will   
   follow).   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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