On Monday, May 20, 2002, at 03:21 , the pickle wrote: > At 14:17 -0500 on 20/05/02, Tyler Smith wrote: >> On the other hand, if it was made half-unoffically by an Apple >> employee, wouldn't it be more valuable to sell it as what it is, a >> one off made by an apple employee in his spare time, in the apple >> plant, instead of dressing it up as a fake prototype? > > Yes. Especially since said employee probably would have been terminated > for such foolishness. > > The texture isn't an absolute giveaway; the genuine clear CC on > Ballchai's > site has a bit of texture to it, as does the prototype clear SE. But > they > certainly don't have the same level of texture as, say, a production Mac > would. Of course, were someone to mould it themselves, they could > easily > forgo texturing of the mould in order to make the fake seem more > realistic.
Why would they not have the same level of texture as a production unit? A friend (former Apple employee) tells me that these clear units are "all over Cupertino" and that the only diff is they didn't have the color in the mould. Same mould...just clear. Eagle -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
