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Thread ID: 25567	2002-10-07 03:19:00	Valve sound, Windows for sewing, Gameboy sewing machine ...	Graham L (2)	Press F1

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86693	2002-10-07 03:19:00	"Aimed at audiophiles ... AOpen is making a motherboard with a thermionic valve sound port. "It unquestionably is targeted to a very exclusive niche market ..." ... "Called the AX4B-533 Tube, the sound chain on the board also contains other cpomponents frequently selected for audio quality." (It uses a Sovtek 6922 dual triode ... not KT-66s ) The Bernina Artisa 200E "has more than 850 stitch options and can sew in 16 different directions - and can also browse the Internet using an optional PC Card mode. A USb port allows a CD-ROM drive to be connevcted. Having Windows and a touch screen means the user guide can be stored in the machine as well as video tutorials". "Bernina is claiming the 'first authentic computer" but ... Jaguar ... has been making Nintendo Gameboy-based sewing machines for a while". (One is sold as the Singer Izek). [from Electronics World, October 2002]	Graham L (2)
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