Re: Apple][ History Question

[sheldon@atlcom.net (Sheldon Simms)]

In article <59ao7d$bt1@darla.visi.com>, nathan@visi.com (Nathan Mates) wrote:

> In article <09961118215838.OUI13.pern@primenet.com>,
> Omri Ceren <pern@primenet.com> wrote:
> >To ensure that the integrated circuits inside the computer were securly
> >in their sockets, owners of the Apple][ were once asked to do this.
> 
>    Lift their Apple III (3, not 2) a few inches off the desk and drop
> it. Apple hadn't learned about soldering chips down for reliability.

On the other hand, had the chips been soldered, Apple would have been
pilloried by its customers for making it harder to repair/diddle with.

-Sheldon

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