Re: Apple II paddles

[Sean Fahey <a2fan@hotmail.com>]

On Tuesday, March 26, 2013 9:43:47 PM UTC-5, Steven Weyhrich wrote:
> One other question on the game paddles: Were they included with ALL early Apple II and II Plus computers, or was it an additional purchase from the start? Certainly in later years, the later versions of game paddles had to be purchased separately.


As I recall, they became a separate product when Apple acquired the Keyboard Company shortly after they began producing the beige paddles and joystick. Prior to that, the various black paddles were always included -- it was in fact a selling point for the Apple II, that it came with controllers.