The Hobo Camp Fire Is going well #VI.. Stop In!!!

[Running Bear]

RB...

I may not always acknowledge your posts, but do follow with interest your computer postings. Having been the proud owner of a IIe and a IIc (both of which I "dumped" on the Evil Bay...) I wish I had the back,,,As well as a TI-1...

I was surprised to see a black IIe..!! So keep it up..!!

And unless somebody else makes a black IIe that's the only one you'll see. The only other black Apple computers I've seen were a line of Black II+'s licensed by Apple and sold by Bell and Howell. The consumer Apple II+ wasn't UL-listed because the top cover could be removed while the unit was in operation and the board of education wouldn't allow a product that wasn't UL listed to be used in schools. The Bell & Howell model was the same as the consumer version sold by Apple except that it had a black case which couldn't be easily opened and wouldn't operate when it was open. It had a special audio/video package allowing it to be sold as audio/visual equipment. Bell & Howell packaged the unit with optional "back packs" that offered various inputs and outputs for audio/video equipment to easily interface with the II+. This was the only black computer Apple would manufacture until the Macintosh TV in 1993. Because of the black case and owing a bit to it's appearance and not to mention the popularity of 'Star Wars' the Bell & Howell II+ was quickly dubbed 'Darth Vader'. The name stuck. My black IIe is an homage to the B&H 'Darth Vader' even if it is just a regular IIe painted with black epoxy paint.