Re: Bell and Howell Apples

[dougs@david.wheaton.edu (Doug Smith - SGA)]

In article <93103.224033KCR103@psuvm.psu.edu> <KCR103@psuvm.psu.edu> writes:
>even sure the exact number that were made.  Think of it this way, about one in
>1000 Apple ][+'s are Bell and Howells.  They also have a bunch of extra hard-
>ware on the back of them.  I just wish I had some software that used the
>extra hardware.  So yes, through all this babbling, the Black Apples are rare.

There really isn't any of the extra hardware that can be addressed by
software.  The extra stuff consists of:

1) A carrying handle on the back containing the extra hardware.

2) Grey paint instead of beige.

3) The power cord plugs into the handle unit where there are two power
switches and an outlet.  One switch controls the computer and the other
controls whatever device is plugged into the auxillary outlet.

4) The speaker (by way of the headphone jack) plugs into an audio
amplifier/mixer.  There are inputs and outputs that let you mix other
audio signals to the Apple II audio.  There are three volume controls to set
the levels of the sources.

5) The video out jack is a BNC connector rather than the normal RCA.  It
probably give a little better sheilding.  I'm not sure but it may also
provide two video out jacks.

6) Shift key modification.

7) The DIP socket for the joystick is wired to two DIN sockets on the outside
of the computer.  It is easy to use the old DIP socket if desired.

8) There is a screw that locks the cover in place.  When you remove it to open
the cover it locks the power off.  I find it annoying when I want to work
inside the machine.  It was easy to defeat the power lock out.

I think that is all of the extras.  As you can see the only one that any
software would care about is the standard shift key modification.