Hello all, I've just bought an RD80 and was told that it was the model the
LP12 was based upon. They were built in the same factory in Scotland (nr the
airport)

I was also told that Linn patented the design and sold thousands of LP12's
while the owner of Ariston committed suicide.

Is the above correct?

If so, shame on all you LP12 owners.

Oddjob wrote:
Hello all, I've just bought an RD80 and was told that it was the model the
LP12 was based upon. They were built in the same factory in Scotland (nr the
airport)

I was also told that Linn patented the design and sold thousands of LP12's
while the owner of Ariston committed suicide.

Is the above correct?

If so, shame on all you LP12 owners.



You could say the same for anyone using Windows, IBM were going to use
CPM for the original PC, but the owner wouldn't talk to IBM so Billy Boy
got the job instead.

--
Nick

"Nick Gorham" wrote in message
...
Oddjob wrote:
Hello all, I've just bought an RD80 and was told that it was the model
the
LP12 was based upon. They were built in the same factory in Scotland (nr
the
airport)

I was also told that Linn patented the design and sold thousands of
LP12's
while the owner of Ariston committed suicide.

Is the above correct?

If so, shame on all you LP12 owners.



You could say the same for anyone using Windows, IBM were going to use
CPM for the original PC, but the owner wouldn't talk to IBM so Billy Boy
got the job instead.



Serves the **** right - not talking to IBM (especially in those days) is
none too shrewd, is it?

"Keith G" wrote in message
...

"Nick Gorham" wrote in message
...
Oddjob wrote:
Hello all, I've just bought an RD80 and was told that it was the
model
the
LP12 was based upon. They were built in the same factory in Scotland
(nr
the
airport)

I was also told that Linn patented the design and sold thousands of
LP12's
while the owner of Ariston committed suicide.

Is the above correct?

If so, shame on all you LP12 owners.



You could say the same for anyone using Windows, IBM were going to use
CPM for the original PC, but the owner wouldn't talk to IBM so Billy
Boy
got the job instead.



Serves the **** right - not talking to IBM (especially in those days) is
none too shrewd, is it?


Gary Kildall was the man in question, who died in 1994. Do a google
on his entry in Wikipedia for the interesting story. Fairly accurate IIRC.
Sad story but fairly common in new technology marketing.

Alan

In article , says...
Hello all, I've just bought an RD80 and was told that it was the model the
LP12 was based upon. They were built in the same factory in Scotland (nr the
airport)

I was also told that Linn patented the design and sold thousands of LP12's
while the owner of Ariston committed suicide.

Is the above correct?

If so, shame on all you LP12 owners.


I would have thought that the 'floating' Thorens designs preceeded both of them..

T.
--
Please Tony, NO!! You'd look dreadful in a basque and fishnets..

On Fri, 4 Jun 2004 18:56:59 +0100, Tony Gartshore
wrote:

In article , says...
Hello all, I've just bought an RD80 and was told that it was the model the
LP12 was based upon. They were built in the same factory in Scotland (nr the
airport)

Actually, it was the RD11.

I was also told that Linn patented the design and sold thousands of LP12's
while the owner of Ariston committed suicide.

Is the above correct?

If so, shame on all you LP12 owners.


I would have thought that the 'floating' Thorens designs preceeded both of them..

The TD 150 postdated the Linn/Ariston, that part of the design was
based on the AR turntable.
--

Stewart Pinkerton | Music is Art - Audio is Engineering

In article , says...
On Fri, 4 Jun 2004 18:56:59 +0100, Tony Gartshore
wrote:

In article , says...
Hello all, I've just bought an RD80 and was told that it was the model the
LP12 was based upon. They were built in the same factory in Scotland (nr the
airport)

Actually, it was the RD11.

I was also told that Linn patented the design and sold thousands of LP12's
while the owner of Ariston committed suicide.

Is the above correct?

If so, shame on all you LP12 owners.


I would have thought that the 'floating' Thorens designs preceeded both of them..

The TD 150 postdated the Linn/Ariston, that part of the design was
based on the AR turntable.

Thanks for the correction Stewart, I'd always believed 'twas the other way around..

T.
--
Please Tony, NO!! You'd look dreadful in a basque and fishnets..

in article , Stewart Pinkerton at
wrote on 05/06/2004 7:38 PM:

The TD 150 postdated the Linn/Ariston, that part of the design was
based on the AR turntable.

That should be "predated" methinks. The Thorens TD150 came out around
1964/65, around the same time as the AR turntable, and remained in
production until 1974, when it was succeeded by the Thorens 160.


Michael Jones
Editor, AudioEnz

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In article , says...
in article , Stewart Pinkerton at
wrote on 05/06/2004 7:38 PM:

The TD 150 postdated the Linn/Ariston, that part of the design was
based on the AR turntable.

That should be "predated" methinks. The Thorens TD150 came out around
1964/65, around the same time as the AR turntable, and remained in
production until 1974, when it was succeeded by the Thorens 160.


Michael Jones
Editor, AudioEnz

Now you guys are just trying to confuse me aren't you ?

T.
--
Please Tony, NO!! You'd look dreadful in a basque and fishnets..

On Sat, 05 Jun 2004 20:30:00 +1200, AudioEnz
wrote:

in article , Stewart Pinkerton at
wrote on 05/06/2004 7:38 PM:

The TD 150 postdated the Linn/Ariston, that part of the design was
based on the AR turntable.

That should be "predated" methinks. The Thorens TD150 came out around
1964/65, around the same time as the AR turntable, and remained in
production until 1974, when it was succeeded by the Thorens 160.

Bugger! Quite right Michael, and apologies to Tony for the confusion.
The TD150 was of course launched in 1965, pretty much simultaneously
with the AR XA across the Pond, as you say. I was indeed thinking of
the TD 160. Given my intense awareness of who copied whom in the heady
days of the early '70s, that was an unforgiveable blunder!
--

Stewart Pinkerton | Music is Art - Audio is Engineering