Lust and Desire.

[wattie]

Was thinkin of pickin up an Amstraad on ebay!
Cheers Wattie

[Jacob Potts]

[quote="wattie"]Was thinkin of pickin up an Amstraad on ebay!
Cheers Wattie[/quote]Waaaait aaaa minit!

The only "Amstrad" I could find with Google was an old European PC!



Jacob :-)

[AtomMadStew]

thats the one...if my memory serves me right the model was a CPC464.  i had a commodore 64...my friend had the amstrad.
read somewhere that if you were to load the data from a modern PC/PS3/Eggbox game today through one of these machines you would die before the game loaded. 

[John Scherrer]

Amstrad did do car radios ..

Here's one :-

[AtomMadStew]

OMFG..my first Mk I fiesta had one of those! 
im pretty sure its the model that used to FIRE the tapes out rather than eject them

[Bruce Fielding]

Binatone and Amstrad both named after people...

Alan M Sugar Trading

And the daughter of the Indian founder of the other company's name was Bina

I think I used an Amstrad word processor once several decades ago... And I owned a Binatone radio

Why aren't companies today named after the people that started them?

...Apart from Bentley, Bugatti, Citroen; Ford, Ferrari, Honda, Lamborghini, Mercedes (OK, another daughter - of a friend, but hey...) Morgan, Pagani, Porsche, Renault, Rolls Royce, Suzuki, Toyota, and of course Maserati.

[benyeats]

[quote="Bruce Fielding"]
Binatone and Amstrad both named after people...

Alan M Sugar Trading

And the daughter of the Indian founder of the other company's name was Bina

I think I used an Amstrad word processor once several decades ago... And I owned a Binatone radio

Why aren't companies today named after the people that started them?

...Apart from Bentley, Bugatti, Citroen; Ford, Ferrari, Honda, Lamborghini, Mercedes (OK, another daughter - of a friend, but hey...) Morgan, Pagani, Porsche, Renault, Rolls Royce, Suzuki, Toyota, and of course Maserati.
[/quote]

.....and the church of Jesus Christ of latter day saints.

Ben

[Bruce Fielding]

[quote="benyeats"]
[quote="Bruce Fielding"]
Binatone and Amstrad both named after people...

Alan M Sugar Trading

And the daughter of the Indian founder of the other company's name was Bina

I think I used an Amstrad word processor once several decades ago... And I owned a Binatone radio

Why aren't companies today named after the people that started them?

...Apart from Bentley, Bugatti, Citroen; Ford, Ferrari, Honda, Lamborghini, Mercedes (OK, another daughter - of a friend, but hey...) Morgan, Pagani, Porsche, Renault, Rolls Royce, Suzuki, Toyota, and of course Maserati.
[/quote]

.....and the church of Jesus Christ of latter day saints.

Ben
[/quote]

...not sure he actually founded anything, though... or even existed.

Of course, the coolest babe magnet amongst the jet set at the moment is an old Defender...

[John Scherrer]

What - a war time veteran? 

[benyeats]

[quote="Bruce Fielding"]
[quote="benyeats"]
[quote="Bruce Fielding"]
Binatone and Amstrad both named after people...

Alan M Sugar Trading

And the daughter of the Indian founder of the other company's name was Bina

I think I used an Amstrad word processor once several decades ago... And I owned a Binatone radio

Why aren't companies today named after the people that started them?

...Apart from Bentley, Bugatti, Citroen; Ford, Ferrari, Honda, Lamborghini, Mercedes (OK, another daughter - of a friend, but hey...) Morgan, Pagani, Porsche, Renault, Rolls Royce, Suzuki, Toyota, and of course Maserati.
[/quote]

.....and the church of Jesus Christ of latter day saints.

Ben
[/quote]

...not sure he actually founded anything, though... or even existed.

Of course, the coolest babe magnet amongst the jet set at the moment is an old Defender...
[/quote]

....and it was founded by Joseph Smith and not Jesus but apart from that.

Morissons is named after its founder, as is Sainsburys and John Lewis (I expect)

Ben

edited to add and Tesco (sort of)

[John Scherrer]

Then there's Mr James Dyson ...

[wisp]

[quote="John Scherrer"]
Then there's Mr James Dyson ...
[/quote]

..as opposed to Gary Dyer.

[wattie]

Done deed!
cheers Wattie

[jpswift]

cooool......

binatone or amstrad?

[wattie]

Aaaaaaw I am so excited, nursing a semi!



http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/largepic.asp?i=3024030&noPics=8&imgsrv=1&current=1&make=MASERATI&model=GRANTURISMO&trade=1

You may have noticed that it's a new type of silver........ they call black 

Too good a spec, deal, package to say no too. Check out this lot!


Options Fitted to this vehicle
• Nero Alcantara Headlining
• Bluetooth And USB
• Bose Premium Hi-Fi
• Piano Black Interior Trim
• Comfort Pack Front Seats
• Alcantara Interior
• Leather Seats
• Electrochromatic Mirrors
• Front & Rear Parking Sensors
• 20"Neptune Alloy Wheels In Grigio Mercury
•Amstraad Cassette deck
• Nero Stitching
• Skyhook Suspension
• Smoked Quartz Trim
• Cruise control
• Electric opening assist for boot and doors
• Maserati dash mounted clock
• Multimedia system including navigation system and 30gb hard drive
• Rear park distance control
• Remote control boot opening
• Service interval indicator
• Speed sensitive variable PAS
• Sports button
• Trip computer
• Voice control system
• 7" LCD screen
• Adaptive headlights
• Automatic headlamp activation
• Bi-Xenon headlights and headlight washers
• Body coloured bumpers
• Chrome line exterior
• Electric adjustable/heated/folding door mirrors
• Electric front windows
• Electrochrome rear view mirror
• Front fog lamps
• Front grille with vertical bars
• Ornamental side grilles
• Parking lights
• Rain sensor
• Twin chrome oval exhausts
• 3 spoke multi-function leather steering wheel
• Adjustable front head restraints
• Aluminium door sill trims
• Dual zone electronic climate control
• Electrically adjustable front seats
• Folding front centre armrest + storage
• Folding rear centre armest
• Front and rear cup holders
• Isofix rear child seat fastenings
• Lockable/illuminated glovebox
• Lumbar support
• Reach + rake adjustable steering column
• Rear air con vents
• Rear coat hooks
• Rear head restraints
• Rear side storage
• Steering wheel gearshift paddles
• Smoker's pack
• ABS/EBD
• ASR traction control
• Driver and passenger side airbags
• Dual stage Driver/Passenger Airbags
• Electronic parking brake
• Front seatbelt pretensioners + load limiters
• Maserati stability programme
• MSR
• Rear seat belt pretensioners
• Window airbags
• Electronic immobiliser
• Navtrak vehicle tracking system
• Perimeter alarm with volume sensing
• Remote control central locking
• Blue instrument dials

Cheers Wattie