case cracker

You don't need much to get a classic Mac open. You can very easily make a long-handled torx driver suitable for taking apart Macs. You need: T-15 torx bit Bic round stic ballpoint pen Hexagonal pencil (new/unsharpened) Take the ink cartridge and the end stop out of the pen leaving a plastic tube. Firmly insert the Torx bit into one end of the pen, and the pencil into the other end. They will wedge into the pliable pen barrel plastic and stay firmly. This combination is long enough to remove all the torx screws from the recessed bits of the Mac. If you want a longer handle - cut the eraser end off the pencil and attach another pen barrel. As stupid as this sounds, it actually works. To get the case apart after all the screws are out - first make sure all the screws are out. (There is one behind the battery door on the Mac/512/Plus). I always just gently banged on the case near the seam with the heel of my hand, and used my fingers to pull the case apart there. It's not hard, and most of the time, it will come off easily - especially if the computer has been taken apart before. I never needed a case cracker. -Ian