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seff
on 2022-06-25
14:44:02
 |  Re: C264 Series Crew
Indeed, I completely forgot about Ira Velinsky, who was instrumental in designing the C264 series. He also designed the DEC Rainbow.
Only the article reads: he succumbed to a heart attack...
Newspapers article
Then who was Mike I., as shown below?
Easter Egg
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Posted By
MIK
on 2022-06-24
07:36:34
 | Re: C264 Series Crew
My guess the keyboard style computer case design guy is also responsible or linked to the Amiga A500 case as it shares the same vent lines on the back. What's more, all the ports at the back of the computer is a design feature shared with Plus/4.
The arrow/cursor keys has to be one of the best features on the Plus/4 case, and the fact the F keys were placed above the keyboard which is now the norm for all computer keyboards. Plus/4 may not of been the first computer to do this... even if this is so, it's something that has lasted the test of time. 
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Posted By
GeTE
on 2022-06-24
04:20:47
| Re: C264 Series Crew
In my opinion you missed one of the most important persons:
Ira Velinsky: Creator of the iconic look for the hole series from 116, 232, 264 (who later became the plus/4) to V364. Only the C16 don't fit in this list because it was created by Commodore Japan to be easy produced with existing molds.
Short after designing the 264er charcol line of computers, he followed Jack Tramiel to Atari and was in charge of the ST-Line (a hole line of PCs having the same design, other than Commodore, that struggled from the design point of view between Amiga 500 and 1200).
Unfortunately he died by plane accidend more than 20 years ago. It would have been nice to have him around for designing a new Retro-Atari AND Retro-Commodore like the original designer from Sinclair did with the Spectrum Next. :,-(
https://omawnakw.wordpress.com/2017/03/29/some-information-on-ira-velinsky/
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