FS: HEATHKIT IM5284 Multimeter - UNBUILT -
Michael A. Terrell wrote:
Zenith bought Heathkit to become "established" in the personal
computer business to bid on a number of computer contracts with the US
military. I had the news clipping somewhere from a trade journal, but I
haven't seen it in some time.
....and IIRC, they ultimately sunk Heathkit due to neglect of the
non-computer part of Heath.
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