A quick Apple /// trivia question: what’s wrong with this picture?
The Apple /// made a brief appearance in the 1982 film "TRON".
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I’ve got a guess, but lets see if others have guesses before I ruin it.
As I doubt I’m going to get any more “entries”, feel free to take your guess!
Then I have to go with the wrong external drive. The “Disk III” looked more like the built in drive. (with a beige “door”)
I had a link but it was insanely long to post here. But http://images.google.com can find one for you.
I’m surprised I don’t remember the /// from TRON. I’m going to have to check that out again in preparation for “Legacy” while praying that it doesn’t destroy my childhood memories.
Yes, that would be it – that’s a Disk ][ drive, which doesn’t work on a /// without some work. The /// is only in TRON briefly, in the opening minutes of the movie.
Sorry guys but a Disk][ case is a possibility. In the beginning the Disk III was in the Disk][ case.
We would have to remove the Mug to be sure.
However the later Disk III drive had a different case
By the way a Disk ][ wuld not connect to a Disk III port of the Apple III but you can easy build a 1:1 connector to get limited functionality
@Wolfgang
You said: “In the beginning the Disk III was in the Disk][ case."
Proof please? I've never seen or heard of this.
"By the way a Disk ][ wuld not connect to a Disk III port of the Apple III but you can easy build a 1:1 connector to get limited functionality"
Yes, though in the context of the movie, this doesn't really make sense. Most likely, the prop department didn't have a Disk III available and simply put a Disk ][ next to the Apple III for this scene.
Edit: I found a page that documents what you were talking about, Wolfgang – weird! Thanks for pointing out that bit of trivia.
http://wait6502.net/old-computers/50-disk-iii
I still stand by my comment, though.
Tuesday Trivia lasted until Sunday… with some surprise information too!
Yep! Guess I’ll need to do more research for the next Tuesday Trivia. You guys are a tough crowd!
I had trouble believing it until I saw the picture and recognized the connectors. Nice find. I’d never seen that site before.