In a rare discussion of behind the scenes arrangements, public bulletin boards published two of the names of OEM's used for manufacturing of Apple Computer Powerbooks:
DigiTimes claims that Apple may move 17" PowerBook production to Quanta from Compal Electronics in the first quarter of next year at the earliest.
DigiTimes maintains that Compal also landed orders for a 15.4" PowerBook... which previously spawned numerous rumors about the PowerBook... but no such PowerBook exists.
This is further evidence that use of an OEM is common industry practice even for well established and respected product lines such as U.S. Rockets.
Jerry