Apple desk and carrying accessories
Apple desk and carrying accessories are the stands, storage boxes, covers, cases, locks, comfort accessories and cleaning kits that Apple sold for its computers, either under its own name or, in The Apple Catalog, from other makers. Order numbers here come from Apple's 1981 suggested retail price list, Apple data sheets and the Fall 1993 edition of The Apple Catalog, whose E-numbers are its own order numbers.[1][2] PowerBook bags are on Apple PowerBook carrying cases, and Newton and QuickTake cases on Apple Newton accessories and Apple QuickTake accessories.
Monitor stands
[edit | edit source]Apple Monitor Stand
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The Apple Monitor Stand, order number A2M4029, is the stand Apple's 1988 data sheet for the Apple II monochrome monitors offers to Apple IIc and IIc Plus owners buying the Apple Monochrome Monitor.[3] The 1984 Monitor IIc manual places the monitor either on the "optional IIc tilt-stand" or on a desk or sturdy shelf near the computer, and says not to stand it on top of the computer without the tilt-stand.[4] See Apple Monitor IIc and Apple Monochrome Monitor.
Tilt-and-swivel bases
[edit | edit source]Apple's later displays have a tilt-and-swivel base that Apple also supplied as a separate service part. On the Apple Multiple Scan 720 Display it is the tilt-swivel monitor stand 922-3153, and the Service Source covers removing it in the take-apart chapter.[5] Apple's symptom chart for the Two-Page Monochrome Monitor gives the checks for a stand that will not move:[6]
| Symptom | Check |
|---|---|
| Stand does not swivel | The "Front" mark on the tilt/swivel mechanism lines up with the "Front" mark on the base; the snap lock assembly under the stand is in place |
| Stand does not tilt | The plastic plug is in the snap lock assembly; the snap lock assembly is in place |
Disk storage
[edit | edit source]3.5-inch disk storage
[edit | edit source]The Apple Catalog of autumn 1993 sold three kinds of storage for 3.5-inch disks:[2]
| Item | Catalogue number | Price (US$) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wood Disk Box | E1080 | 49 | Wooden box for 100 disks, with removable wooden dividers and an Apple logo on the front |
| Disk Carousels | E1077 | 25 | Rotating, indexed carousel for up to 80 disks; carousels stack; platinum grey or black |
| Apple Disk Kit, double-sided | E2163 | 25 | Ten 800K disks, a 10-pocket padded nylon disk wallet and 50 labels |
| Apple Disk Kit, high-density | E2254 | 30 | Ten 1.4 MB disks, the same wallet and labels |
The same page offered the CD3 Compact Disc Storage System (E2155, US$29), a portable caddy for 40 CD-ROMs.[2]
5.25-inch diskettes
[edit | edit source]For the Apple II, Apple's 1981 price list has diskette holder pages in packs of ten (A2G0001, US$8.50) for its Apple Software Bank Binder (A2G0002, US$9.50), alongside boxes of ten blank diskettes (A2D0000, US$50).[1]
Dust covers
[edit | edit source]The 1993 catalogue sold MacAttire dust covers made for particular machines. They are rip-stop nylon with a protective Amercoat finish, described as water-resistant, flame-retardant and antistatic.[2]
| Fits | Catalogue number | Price (US$) |
|---|---|---|
| Macintosh IIsi with 14-inch colour display | E1699 | 26 |
| PowerBook Duo Dock | E1776 | 26 |
| Macintosh Color Classic | E1846 | 24 |
| Macintosh Classic II | E1698 | 22 |
| StyleWriter II | E1701 | 20 |
| Personal LaserWriter LS or NTR | E1702 | 24 |
Carrying cases
[edit | edit source]| Case | Number | Source and details |
|---|---|---|
| Vinyl Carrying Case (Apple II) | A2M0009 | US$30 in Apple's 1981 price list[1] |
| Vinyl Carry Case for Apple III | A3M0009 | US$75, a new product in the 1981 price list[1] |
| Macintosh carrying case | – | Made by Apple; the Computer History Museum example weighs 3 lb and measures 15 by 18 by 15 in[7] |
| Macintosh Portable carrying case | – | Zipped case with a handle, shoulder strap, Velcro compartments for accessories, a sewn-in "Macintosh Portable" label and an Apple logo[8] |
| Macintosh Carry Bags | E1087 (black-and-white compact Macintosh), E1687 (Color Classic) | US$99 each in 1993. Water-resistant heavy-duty nylon with "Apple" on the side, padded pockets for the computer, keyboard, mouse and an external drive or modem, an outside zipped pocket, reinforced leather handles and a padded adjustable shoulder strap[2] |
Apple warned in 1993 that a PowerBook carried in a home-made foam-lined case can pick up a static charge, and advised either a case made for the PowerBook or an anti-static plastic bag inside the home-made one.[9]
Security kits
[edit | edit source]The security products in Apple's 1993 catalogue were made by Kensington:[2]
| Product | Catalogue number | Price (US$) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Desktop Computer Security Kit | E1336 | 39 | Galvanised steel cable and locking devices that secure the computer, monitor, keyboard, printer and other peripherals through the computer's built-in security slot |
| MicroSaver Security System | E1534 | 49 | Cable lock for a PowerBook or PowerBook Duo; 5.5 oz |
| PassProof | E1339 (Classic), E1337 (SE, SE/30, II, IIx and Quadra 700, right-hand floppy drive), E1338 (II, IIx, IIcx and IIci, left-hand floppy drive), E1340 (IIsi) | 49 | A floppy-drive lock, cover plates for the floppy drive and SCSI ports, tamper-proof screws, and software for passwords, screen locking and a log of attempts to use the computer |
Comfort accessories
[edit | edit source]Apple Comfort Kit
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The Apple Comfort Kit, new in the Fall 1993 catalogue at US$25, is a set of three: a keyboard wrist rest, a circular mouse pad and a cover for the mouse. It came in red, green or blue, as E2004 for computers with the Apple Desktop Bus Mouse and E2164 for the Apple Desktop Bus Mouse II.[2]
Keyboard palm rests
[edit | edit source]The Apple Adjustable Keyboard came with detachable palm rests, which Apple's catalogue described as a flat surface that keeps the wrists in a relaxed position.[2] Their details are in the Wrist rests section of that page.
Cleaning kits
[edit | edit source]The 1993 catalogue sold Read/Right cleaning kits:[2]
- Computer Care Kit (E2007, US$26): sprays, cleaning disks and swabs for 3.5-inch and 5.25-inch drives, displays and keyboards.
- CD-ROM Care Kit (E2006, US$45): a lens cleaner for the drive and a disc cleaner, to cure read errors caused by dirt on CD-ROM drives and discs.
- PathKleen (E2008, US$12, pack of ten): sheets fed through a laser printer to clean its paper path.
Apple's own advice for a CD with fingerprints on it is a soft lint-free cloth, wiped from the centre straight out to the edge, not round the disc.[10] Cleaning disks and hand cleaning of floppy drive heads, and what each drive maker allowed, are covered on Floppy Drive Repair and Macintosh Floppy Drive Maintenance.
Related pages
[edit | edit source]- Apple PowerBook carrying cases
- Apple service tools and diagnostics
- Apple Adjustable Keyboard
- Apple Monitor IIc
- The Apple Catalog Fall 1993
- Apple Computer Suggested Retail Price List 1981
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Apple Computer, Suggested Retail Price List, 1981. Hosted as File:Apple Computer Suggested Retail Price List (1981).pdf; see Apple Computer Suggested Retail Price List 1981. Apple III accessories, p. 3; Apple II miscellaneous items, p. 5.
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 Apple Computer, The Apple Catalog, Fall 1993. Hosted as File:The Apple Catalog (Fall 1993).pdf; see The Apple Catalog Fall 1993. Apple Adjustable Keyboard, p. 54; Apple Comfort Kits, p. 55; disk kits, CD3, disk carousels, Wood Disk Box, Read/Right cleaning kits, PathKleen and MacAttire dust covers, p. 56; Kensington security systems and PassProof, p. 57; Macintosh Carry Bags, p. 58.
- ↑ Apple Computer, Apple II Monochrome Monitors data sheet, September 1988, A2F2221/A, System Requirements and ordering information. Hosted as File:Apple II Monochrome Monitors Data Sheet 1988.pdf.
- ↑ Apple Computer, Monitor IIc User's Manual, 1984, 030-0941-A, Connecting Your Monitor IIc (PDF pp. 5-6). Hosted as File:Apple Monitor IIc User's Guide 1984.pdf.
- ↑ Apple Computer, Apple Multiple Scan 720 Display Service Source, 1997, Take Apart (from PDF p. 40) and Exploded View (PDF p. 109). Hosted as File:Multiple scan 720 display.pdf; see Apple Multiple Scan 720 Display Service Source.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Apple Computer, Apple Two-Page Monochrome Monitor Service Source, Troubleshooting, Symptom Charts/Monitor Stand, p. 8 (PDF p. 24). Hosted as File:Twopage monochrome monitor.pdf; see Apple Two-Page Mono Service Source.
- ↑ Computer History Museum, "Macintosh carrying case", catalogue number 102674364 (retrieved 2026-10-04). Manufacturer Apple Computer, Inc.; 3 lb; 15w × 18h × 15l in.
- ↑ Computer History Museum, "Carrying case for Macintosh portable computer", catalogue number 102728802 (retrieved 2026-10-04). Description of the label, compartments, zip, handle and strap; 3 lb; 16 × 6 × 18 in.
- ↑ Apple Computer, Tech Info Library article 11323, "PowerBook: Carrying Cases and Static Electricity (1/93)", savagetaylor.com mirror (retrieved 2026-10-04).
- ↑ Apple Computer, Tech Info Library article 12653, "CD ROMs: Cleaning Your Discs (7/93)", savagetaylor.com mirror (retrieved 2026-10-04).