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Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> writes:

> The only non-fruity Apple ][ clone I recall was the ICL-2020, which
> was AIUI a real Apple ][ rebadged, painted silver and sold slightly
> cheaper than the original.

Maybe a "real" Apple and not a clone: I'm sure I saw a machine,
exactly like an Apple ][ except it was black and carried the Bell &
Howell marque.  It was set up in a nascent CAD-CAM research center
about 1984.  I would have investigated but my business there was
related to making ornamental gates [1] for the center, not computer
stuff, so none of my contacts knew anything about the actual
computers.

One thing about the Apple ][ that I would like to have seen elsewhere
was an analog to digital port. Applying 0-9 volts DC resulted in
propostional 0-255 appearing in a particular address.  All kinds of
potential amateur fun when connected to a battery and cobbled-together
widgets.  I've recently acquired a Campbell Scientific 21X(L)
Micrologger.  Same thing only far more complex with proprietary
software and much more complicated device<->computer interface.  Of
course, it's much more versatile, enterprise-level and all that, but
far less accessible to the learner.  I acquired it for my grandson who
is in 7th grade.  He's going to need a lot of help from his dad to do
anything with it.  The Apple DAC port was optimally simple.

ObReallyFolklore: Does anyone know the story behind the fact that
Apple use square brackets "][" for the numeral 2 or II in its logo but
did not make it possible to keyboard both '[' and ']'?


[1] http://home.tallships.ca/mspencer/gallery/tuns-gates.html

-- 
Mike Spencer                  Nova Scotia, Canada

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What color was “Apple Beige”? Marco Scholz <tool@disroot.org> - 2021-01-30 11:28 +0000
  Re: What color was “Apple Beige”? J. Clarke <jclarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2021-01-30 11:59 -0500
    Re: What color was “Apple Beige”? Marco Scholz <tool@disroot.org> - 2021-01-30 18:08 +0000
      Re: What color was “Apple Beige”? maus <maus@dmaus.org> - 2021-01-31 08:10 +0000
        Re: What color was “Apple Beige”? Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2021-01-31 10:06 +0000
          Re: What color was “Apple Beige”? mjb@signal11.invalid (Mike) - 2021-01-31 11:09 +0000
            Re: What color was “Apple Beige”? Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2021-01-31 16:01 +0000
              Re: What color was “Apple Beige”? mjb@signal11.invalid (Mike) - 2021-01-31 19:31 +0000
                Re: What color was “Apple Beige”? Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2021-01-31 12:30 -0800
                Re: What color was “Apple Beige”? Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2021-02-01 00:40 +0000
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            Re: What color was “Apple Beige”? maus <maus@dmaus.org> - 2021-01-31 18:51 +0000
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