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The picture with the signatures...?

• sp332 14y ago
  Early Macs had signatures of team members molded into the plastic inside the case. It's stock :) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_128k#Credits https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_128k#Credits
  • joezydeco 14y ago
    That's odd that the signatures on the panels don't match up. Were they rearranged between proto and production? http://photos.appleinsider.com/ebay-120412-2.jpg http://photos.appleinsider.com/ebay-120412-2.jpg https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/72/Apple_Macintosh_128Kb_naked.jpg https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/72/Apple_Ma...
    • sp332 14y ago
      Oh, interesting. According to http://www.digibarn.com/collections/weirdstuff/mac-case-signatures/ http://www.digibarn.com/collections/weirdstuff/mac-case-sign... the panel shown on Wikipedia matches a very early one. Maybe the other one is later. Edit: Here's the story from Andy Hertzfeld, one of the signers, explaining why they might have changed over time: http://www.folklore.org/StoryView.py?project=Macintosh&story=Signing_Party.txt&topic=Apple%20Spirit&sortOrder=Sort%20by%20Date http://www.folklore.org/StoryView.py?project=Macintosh&s...
      • joezydeco 14y ago
        It is weird that the prototype has the "February 10, 1982" engraved in the mold just like the image on DigiBarn and Folklore. However perhaps the engraver was following the image so correctly that they copied that as well. On the OTHER hand, that date engraving looks almost too detailed to be real. The molder and engraver did and still do exist. Funny thing, they're not too far from where I'm typing this now. Small world.
        • ricardobeat 14y ago
          I don't see the date on the auction image, where is it?
          • joezydeco 14y ago
            Sorry, it's on the production machine image from Wikipedia. The prototype is legit from all indications.