And it turned out to be a pretty tricky mystery to solve.Although Steve Jobs denied writing the serial numbers, they appeared to match his handwriting. And so did Paul Terrell, who bought 50 of the computers for the Byte Shop in Mountain View, California.So Achim Baqué, who maintains the Apple-1 Registry - a list of all Apple 1 computers - set about cracking the case. The friend of Jobs who assembled and tested some of the boards, Daniel Kottke, said the same. The mystery of the handwritten Apple 1 serial numbersīoth Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak said they didn’t write the serial numbers.
But did you know some of those surviving antiques carry an enduring mystery? For decades no one could figure out who wrote the serial numbers on their circuit boards. risky) product category.Some old Apple-1 circuit boards have a handwritten serial number and some don’t Photo: Achim Baqué, Apple-1 Registryįrom time to time you hear about Apple’s first computer, the Apple 1, selling to collectors at auction for big bucks. typewritten) font when choosing between brands in a benign (vs. Study 4 relies on a simulated store setup with actual products to illustrate the differential preference for products with a handwritten (vs. Study 3 identifies a boundary condition such that the focal effect is observed only for benign (safe and enjoyable) product categories, but not for risky (unsafe and dangerous) ones. typewritten) font elicits haptic engagement and, enhanced product evaluations (Study 2). Studies 1 and 2 use real products to show that a product label with a handwritten (vs.
A pilot study quantifies the use of handwritten fonts in four grocery product categories to establish that the study of handwritten fonts as a packaging design element is a worthy one with managerial significance.
The current research demonstrates that the use of handwritten fonts on product packaging elicits an approach tendency and enhances haptic engagement, which influences product evaluation and choice likelihood. Consumers are increasingly bombarded with merchandise and offers, making clear the need for visually distinctive and sensorially engaging product packaging design.
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