Re: A Black Apple ][??

[shack@deimos.frii.com (Randy Shackelford)]

In article <lazarus.long-2009960927320001@longgpc.sea.adobe.com>,
Lazarus I. Long <lazarus.long@adobe.com> wrote:

>>yep...i think it was sold by jc penny or montgomery ward or something
>>briefly....i've seen one myself....not sure if it had the apple brand
>>name on it or not...
>
>Yes, it had the Apple Brand and it was known as the "Black Apple".  they
>were all made for some company i donno, but then that company was done, so
>they sold them plus the extras.  we had them in our middle school too...

Apple built these for B&H who sold them to schools along with projectors and
stuff that they made. That's why you see people talking about their having
additional video hardware. There is an article in one Softalk issue about
them and that's the only mention I've ever seen. They weren't sold to the 
public, they got out once the schools ditched 'em.

The only Black Apple box you could ever have seen at JC Penney would be a
Mac TV. When B&H's were around, Apple only sold stuff through their network
of authorized dealers. Remember those days?
-- 
Randy Shackelford                                 US Air Force officer
shack@frii.com                                    and Apple aficionado