Want to know how Hasbro originally discovered Takara's "Diaclone" and "Microman" toys which would eventually end up becoming the original Transformers?

Fred's Workshop (of "The Complete Transformers Variants Page" fame) posted copies of internal Hasbro paperwork from the early 1980s which also finally confirm details about the initial release dates and sales figures! Find the links here at the long-standing alt.toys.transformers newsgroup.