6 Mar
2005
6 Mar
'05
3:43 p.m.
>>>> "Scott" == Scott Stevens
<chenmel at earthlink.net> writes:
Scott> (to bring this back on-topic) Do people feel it is 'damaging'
Scott> to the credentials of a classic machine if the keylock is
Scott> disabled or replaced? Are there sources for the keys? My
Scott> ancient RS/6000 has the lock 'sprung' so that any screwdriver
Scott> will turn it. My SparcServer 1000 has the lock intact (and I
Scott> have the key).
In the case of DEC, there are only two locks that I know of. One is
an ACE (tubular key) lock; the other is a 3 or 4 pin flat key lock.
They have always been keyed alike since the beginning of time.
And then to confuse things there are on some machines dark gray things
that look like ACE locks but are just dummies. They are turned with a
plastic blank -- or with any ACE key you might have in your
collection.
So with DEC at least, it should be easy to get a key.
paul