31 May
2005
31 May
'05
5:02 p.m.
On Wed, 1 Jun 2005, Tony Duell wrote:
OK, what if that label gets lost? What if the tool gets loose and shorts
out several pins or traces, doing damage to the machine the next time it
is powered up?
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You previously
suggested putting the correct size tool inside the box.
Wouldn't this also alter the historical fabric of the machine? After all,
Yes, I suppose it would. OK, if you've going to stick a tool inside the
machine, put a label on it saying this is not an original IBM part, it's
provided for the benefit of future repaires who are too brain-dead to buy
Bristol Spline keys :-)