4 Nov
2000
4 Nov
'00
10:32 p.m.
As to the design of the Sol case, did you know that it "inspired" Steve
Jobs' design of the Apple II case? In Michael Moritz' "The Little
Kingdom"
it was written:
"Jobs thought the cigar boxes [housing the home-made computers]
that sat on the ... desk tops during Homebrew meetings were as
elegant as fly traps. The angular, blue and black sheet-metal
case that housed Processor Technology's Sol struck him as clumsy
and industrial ...
Bob Stek
Saver of Lost Sols