Re: Apple II clones?

[shack@onyx.southwind.net (Randy Shackelford)]

P Dueck (noemail@no.email.edu) wrote:

: > And then there was the "black Apple" from Bell & Howell, a II+ clone.

: I was under the impression that the Bell & Howell ][+ was actually
: manufactured by Apple but it received a black case and a different
: badge/nameplate. Or at least, that's what it says (more or less) in the
: '23 Part History of the Apple II" which is written by Steven Weyhrich.

Yep the name plate says B&H then says "manufactured exclusively for B&H
by Apple Computer, Inc" underneath. All the parts inside are the same as 
you'd find in a ][ plus. Some ignoramus was in marketplace a few months ago
trying to sell one for big bucks, saying B&H built 'em to supplement Apple's
garage production and that it was ultra rare. Never found out if he found
a sucker and took 'em or not.

: I guess I'll find out in a week or two as I am getting one shipped to me
: along with a pair of Bell & Howell disk drives)....

Cool, I only got the box when I located mine. I hear tell that there is some
extra video related hardware on some of 'em, connected to the back panel. 
Mine had no such hardware. It just looks like a black ][ plus with a different
name plate.
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Randy Shackelford
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