24 Aug
2004
24 Aug
'04
9:06 a.m.
Fred Cisin wrote:
A friend of mine was a professional locksmith. He was under the
impression that only professional locksmiths were able to obtain
security Torx bits. He was horrified to learn that I had a full
set, obtained at a hamfest years earlier.
>>>
The long Torx screwdriver needed for Macs is available at
>>> Sears for about $10.
>>> They have the PC version for about $6, but of course the
>>> Mac version works better.
On Tue, 24 Aug 2004, David V. Corbin
wrote:
Searching around for a PC [or compatible] that
NEEDS a
Torx................
The original Compaqs used Torx for damn near everything.
The PC (not "ANY PC", but 5150) uses Torx screws on the power supply.
"Security" Torx even! (with a tiny post up the middle)
Boring a hole up the middle of Torx bits wasn't especially easy.