31 Jul
2013
31 Jul
'13
10:07 p.m.
> The original Apple II case could be easily open
by students and was not
> suitable for school use. (It may not have had the proper UL approval.)
On Wed, 31 Jul 2013, Eric Smith wrote:
UL doesn't "approve" anything. The
Apple II was, however, "UL
Listed", which means that it was tested and certified to comply with
various safety standards. While it's obvious why one usually doesn't
want students to open the computer, doing so does not expose them to
any hazardous voltages.
It never occured to me that any of the changes could have been "safety"
related.
I just assumed that they were an over-reaction to potential pilferage,
and an automatic knee-jerk reaction of "you CAN'T let students into them!"
There doesn't seem to be any argument that the affiliation with Hell and
Bowel opened a LOT of doors, provided credibility, and bypassed a lot of
skepticism and "policies" about a non-traditional computer.
"any objections to the Math department's request for another $5,000 of AV
equipment?"
WITHOUT the B&H joint venture, would Apple have been able to really get
into the educational market? NOTE: school administrative decisions are
NOT based on technical merits.
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Grumpy Ol' Fred cisin at xenosoft.com