So,...
I should take out the wing nuts (and wing bolts) from my machines, and put
back all of the torx fasteners, etc. ?
What should I do about the holes that I cut for additional drives,
ventilation mods, chassis mount Blue Ribbon connections, etc?
BTW, I know much less about hardware than Tony knows about software, but
it doesn't take much knowledge of electronics to repair the physical break
of the power switch that was common in the second and third round of 63.5?
W supplies in the 5150. "No user serviceable parts", indeed. In the
space of 10 years, I repaired a dozen of them in a student access lab of
40 machines. The 130? W supplies had a subtly better switch whose
contacts stayed in place.
BTW2, I do NOT damage fasteners by cutting slots, etc. The PC came out in
August 1981. In September, I bored holes down the middle of torx bits.
(can't do very many with a cheap drill bit!)
It really isn't hard to get or make the right tool, if you WANT to keep it
original.
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Grumpy Ol' Fred cisin at
xenosoft.com