25 Jul
2003
25 Jul
'03
11:10 p.m.
On Fri, 25 Jul 2003, Dan Veeneman wrote:
At 09:57 PM 7/25/03 -0500, you wrote:
I wonder if they had two revisions of the 1200? I sure seem to remember it
having the power switch on the right side of the case. It could be that
I'm just thinking of yet another computer's power switch location. I'm
quite sure that the system I used was a 1200, and I am starting to
remember more about the internals as I found more photos.
-Toth
I believe the system was a Franklin Ace 1200. I
distinctly remember
the *two* built-in floppy drives in the top part of the case. I also
remember the power switch being on the side of the case, not the usual
back/right location of true Apple systems. Does anyone have one of
these in their collection? That was the only one of those I've ever
seen/used, and I've not (yet) seen one in a surplus shop or auction.
I have two Franklin Ace 1000 Plus machines, which have a single 5-1/4"
floppy drive in a housing above the CPU. The 1200 apparently is an 1000
Plus with two drives.
The power switch is on the back, right next to the power plug.
According to the photo at the bottom of this page:
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Peaks/9595/franklin.html
the power switch for the 1200 is also on the back.