24 Jun
1999
24 Jun
'99
3:02 p.m.
<Well, I think I'm going to have to disagree with you on that one - the
<motherboard itself was mounted on a square of sheet metal which was
<screwed into a real wood casing. Extra pieces of sheet metal were added
<to the inside of later versions of the Apple 1 to improve durability and
<lifespan, but the case itself was wood, not metal. If the Apple 1
<featured in those pics has a metal case with contact paper stuck over
<it, then it's a replica, not an original.
Many that were bought as boards and cased elsewhere. The Apple 1 was the
first of the fairly complete machines (one or multiple board). The apple
II ( or ][) was significant in the construction including the molded case.
Allison