13 Oct
1997
13 Oct
'97
11:20 a.m.
A friend of mine showed me a picture today in one of
her text books of
kids using what appeared to be Apple]['s (or Apple//e's, it was a bad
picture). However, the name plate on the machines were visible, and they
said Bell & Howell. The same for the disk drives, which were obviously
Disk]['s. Did Apple license Bell & Howell to make these machines? If they
did, did they license other companies as well?
Apple made the computers, but added the Bell & Howell logo onto them in
order to enter the educational market - successfully, one might add. As far
as I know it is the only case where Apple redaged their computers. There
were also black Disk II drives for the system, but I am not aware of their
being a black monitor to go with them. Although they don't exist here, I
have heard that they are moderatly common in th US, but others would know
better than me. I have been offered one to purchase, but the person making
the offer was another one of these people who think that it is so
"collectable" that they could ask what they like, for what was no more than
a black Apple ][+.
They are also commonly know as the Darth Vadar apples.
Adam.