Re: Apple][ History Question

[nathan@visi.com (Nathan Mates)]

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.

Nathan Mates
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