At 10:46 PM -0700 9/22/07, David Griffith wrote: I've used a clamp like you would use for holding up a tarp while welding. Yes, this is a really bad explanation. You shove the tip in the crack, and as you squeeze the clamp open, it pries the case apart. Zane -- | Zane H. Healy | UNIX Systems Administrator | | healyzh at aracnet.com (primary) | OpenVMS Enthusiast | | MONK::HEALYZH (DECnet) | Classic Computer Collector | +----------------------------------+----------------------------+ | Empire of the Petal Throne and Traveller Role Playing, | | PDP-10 Emulation and Zane's Computer Museum. | | http://www.aracnet.com/~healyzh/ |

I've heard the term 'case cracker' or 'Mac cracker' applied to 2 different tools : A long TX15 Torx driver to fit the screws in the handle of classic Macs; and a thing to fit in the groove between the front and hack parts of the case to force them apart after you've removed the screws. For the formsr, the Xcellite System 99 drivers work well. You need a handle, X5 extension and TX15 blade (the parts should all be available separately, you don't need to buy a set). With the extension, the tool is long enoguh to easily remove those screwsm and the blade itself is long enough so that the joint between it and the extension bar is in the larger part of the handle. For the latter, I've always found that if you remove the battery cover (needed to get at one of the screws), you can press on the battery and the I/O connectors to get the case free.. -tony