Re: Typing computer logos (was: Apple Computers-collector's items?)

[gbohling@herbie.unl.edu (Tiresias)]

Sam Ismail (dastar@crl.com) wrote:
>Gaven Miller (gmiller@inca.co.nz) wrote:
>: John  Bayko (bayko@BOREALIS.CS.UREGINA.CA) wrote:
>: > Sam Ismail <dastar@crl7.crl.com> wrote:
>: > >
>: > >How about my Apple ///?  (the other mid 80s apple flop)

>: >     This reminds me of something I always liked, the way computer
>: > names or logos were typed so that they resemble the real thing:

>: >     Apple ][ and ][+
>: >     Apple //e
>: >     (=  (Commodore 'chicken head' logo)
>: >     IBM  (Well, on old monochrome CRTs the letters actually had lines)
>: >     NeXT

>: > Can anyone think of any other common ones?

>: /|\  Atari.

>: --

>enhanced //e's).  Hmmm.  The Apple /// shows the three slashes on the
>case, as well as the Apple Monitor ///.  But I would have to pull my
>/// out and boot it up to see what it says on the screen.

My ///+ <///plus on the case :) > shows APPLE /// when it boots :)

>I hope you all enjoyed reading this useless thread.

I have :) thanks!
-tiR
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