At 09:38 PM 4/4/00 +0100, you wrote:
\>> Carefully peel up the rubber "feet" on the half which refuses to open,
you
should find a
couple of screws hiding under them.
A lot of manufacturers did this. It provides a way of making the unit
difficult to open for the general user and since the feet don't normally
stick back too well, it provides evidence that someone has been inside.
HP did this on their calculators (HP41, HP71, HP74 and peripherals), for
example.
Yes, although at least on the 71B the feet stick back amazingly well;
I should know, I have opened my original 71B (I bought it *new*, at
US$525 back in '85) quite a few times in these 15 years, for repairs
and mods; the feet are still holding. Of course, I've always been careful
not to touch or soil the adhesive in any way.
Carlos.