Quasar microwave
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A friend of mine had a black Quasar over the range microwave, from the early 90s. It had that same 1 min-10 min 1 sec-10 sec key setup I remember.
Was Quasar their own company and what happened to them? I remember seeing Quasar televisions and camcorders as well.
Was Quasar their own company and what happened to them? I remember seeing Quasar televisions and camcorders as well.
Quasar By Motorola
Recall those adverts from when one was young.
The skinny:
https://www.revolvy.com/page/Quasar-(brand)
https://www.nytimes.com/1981/10/16/business/the-japanese-way-at-quasar.html
https://wiki2.org/en/Quasar_(brand)
Basically Motorola sold its television and microwave division to Matsushita Electric who then became Panasonic.
Recall those adverts from when one was young.
The skinny:
https://www.revolvy.com/page/Quasar-(brand)
https://www.nytimes.com/1981/10/16/business/the-japanese-way-at-quasar.html
https://wiki2.org/en/Quasar_(brand)
Basically Motorola sold its television and microwave division to Matsushita Electric who then became Panasonic.
And now we know the heritage of today's Panasonic microwaves and TVs.
Family friends had a Quasar microwave. I never saw it but it was mentioned during a discussion on an occasion when we were visiting there. I wouldn't have associated the Quasar brand with microwave ovens.
The Whirlpool RHM7700 that was our first had that arrangement for setting the time, although pushbuttons instead of touchpads.
Last link went a bit wonky
Here ya go:
wiki2.org
Here ya go:
Quasar (brand) - Wikipedia Republished // WIKI 2
Quasar is an American brand of electronics, first used by Motorola in 1967 for a model line of transistorized color televisions. These TVs were marketed as containing all serviceable parts in a drawer beside the picture tube. It was then established as a subsidiary brand, with all...
