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Article #1646Re: Opening a PowerBook
From: Alan W. Frame
Date: Thu, 19 Feb 1998 00:00
Date: Thu, 19 Feb 1998 00:00
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Rebecca and Rowland <real-address-in-sig@flurbletigibbet.rhubarb.foobar> wrote: > Matthew Greenfield <matti@grnfield.u-net.com> wrote: > > > Thanks for the advice but it looks like I need a special screwdriver, > > some sort of star shape, a double phillips (?) or something. > > > > It's probably 45 quid + VAT from an Apple dealer. > > Ah - one of them Torx drivers. You can get them from places like > Halfords and other car shops, Maplin, etc., for very much less than �45. >[] > However... You'll probably find that an ordinary straight-bladed > screwdriver or small Allen key will do the job - a 3mm screwdriver is a > neat fit in the T-15 Torx fasteners that hold my Mac Plus together. FWIW, you use *exactly* the same Torx driver to open a compact Mac as you use to remove the front seat of a Mini Metro.... DAMHIK. :-) rgds, Alan
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