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Re: Steve Jobs created the Apple II??????
Wayne Stewart wrote:
> Sean Fahey wrote:
>
>> Job's controlled the asthetics of the case - when it came time to add the
>> vents, he was involved and he approved it. I know the early demonstration
>> prototypes didn't have vents, neither did the first batch of dealer stock
>> because Apple (Jerry Mannock and Steve Jobs) had issues with the company
>> responsible for manufacturing the reaction-injection mold polyurethane
>> cases. By the end of 1977, they had switched to ABS plastic.
>>
>> How many Apple II cases shipped without vents? Couple of a hundred, but
>> less than a thousand?
>
> I may be wrong but I thought that the Apple II Ernest sold a couple
> years back in the 2000s and didn't have vents? I should have PDFef the
> auction
>
> Wayne
No, it had vents but it was an early model all the same. I have pics of one
that doesn't have the vents though. It looks strange, and the case still
has that "prototype" look to it.