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On Fri, 7 Nov 97 9:53:48 HST, David Ross wrote: >> Hmm, mine is one of the second round (2gb disks) and says "Made in Japan", >> serial number starts with 97- > >This is extremely interesting. It isn't surprising that IBM takes advantage >of its international presence to manufacture machines all over the place, >and it isn't even too surprising that some models are made in more than >one place (e.g, Paul's Scottish 701). However, I was very much under >the impression that IBM's Japanese facility mainly did experimental machines >(like their Japan-only ultralight). Labor costs in Japan are quite high, >so even Japanese companies tend to make their machines elsewhere if possible. > >The year we bought our VW Golf was the year they moved manufacture from the US >to Mexico; at most dealers, you could get either a US-built or a Mexico-built >car. SOme dealers wanted a premium for the US-built cars (in retrospect - judging >from repair records - well worth it). I wonder if computer dealers ought to do >the same, say charging $25 more for the TP560(J) than for the TP560(M). > >- David > > One thing though, my machine was not Scottish, but Mexian. It was supposed to be Scottish. Now it's American. BTW, I don't think Mexico has really had that great of a reputation in manafacturing, except that labor is dirt cheap! Paul