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Chris Bennett <chris@lunedale.demon.co.uk> wrote:

> Rebecca and Rowland <real-address-in-sig@rhu.barb.foobar> wrote:
> 
> > Chris Bennett <chris@lunedale.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> 
> > > If you can change the battery in a 4400 in two minutes I'd be
> > > impressed ;-)
> > [snip]
> > 
> > I can change the battery in my 475 in less than that without even a
> > screwdriver.
> 
> Indeed so can I with my 475 (no screw holding this one together either)
> but you obviously haven't had to dive into a 4400. It's not pretty...

I don't doubt it; you can expect more bits to fiddle with once the
complexity exceeds a ZX81.

> Then again, it's not so bad after a bit of practice and I put low cost
> before good industrial design, though both would be nice.

Very true - I expect Apple'll get there eventually.  I suspect the LC
series are the easiest of all Macs to work on; certainly easier than any
compact Mac or the Portable.

Rowland.

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