didn't Packard Bell have a couple of different brand names for the same computer? I thought I remembered that the Legend was also called the Acel or something. (Apple did the same thing.)
PB did not have a fabulous reputation in the 90s, which might be one reason why someone who was trying to sell one of their machines would have gone to the trouble of removing all the branding.
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2024-07-18 03:07:10
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