29 Dec
2002
29 Dec
'02
6:52 a.m.
If you really want to open it, take a
BIC disposable pen, and remove the ink and the black end piece, leaving
an empty tube. Shove a hex shaped pencil in one end, and a T-15 driver
bit in the other. This creates a crude, but very functional Mac opener.
If you use a long enough pencil, it is pretty easy to use.
Now if that ain't the coolest Mac Hack!
Getting the
case apart after the screws are out can be tricky too, and they sold a
special tool to do it, but I have always just to be able to pull the
halves apart.
A small spring wood clamp with the rubber end caps removed works well.
Stick the clamp end into the slot between the front and rear halves, and
then squeeze the handle. As the clamp goes to open, it will pry the
halves apart. Do this gently in a few places around the case, and the
whole unit will easily pop apart.
-chris
<http://www.mythtech.net>
29 Dec
29 Dec
7:44 a.m.
On Sun, 29 Dec 2002, chris wrote:
The special tool was called the Mac Cracker.
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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>If you really want to open it, take a
>BIC disposable pen, and remove the ink and the black end piece, leaving
>an empty tube. Shove a hex shaped pencil in one end, and a T-15 driver
>bit in the other. This creates a crude, but very functional Mac opener.
>If you use a long enough pencil, it is pretty easy to use.
Doesn't the pencil break before you apply enough torque to turn the screw?
Getting the
case apart after the screws are out can be tricky too, and they sold a
special tool to do it, but I have always just to be able to pull the
halves apart.
A small spring wood clamp with the rubber end caps removed works well.
Stick the clamp end into the slot between the front and rear halves, and
then squeeze the handle. As the clamp goes to open, it will pry the
halves apart. Do this gently in a few places around the case, and the
whole unit will easily pop apart. 
8:05 a.m.
On Sunday, December 29, 2002, at 01:45 PM, Sellam Ismail wrote:
On Sun, 29 Dec 2002, chris wrote:
Nope. I have opened quite a lot of macs with one of these homemade
tools. It works just fine.
Ian Primus
ian_primus(a)yahoo.com
> If you really want to open it, take a
> BIC disposable pen, and remove the ink and the black end piece,
> leaving
> an empty tube. Shove a hex shaped pencil in one end, and a T-15
> driver
> bit in the other. This creates a crude, but very functional Mac
> opener.
> If you use a long enough pencil, it is pretty easy to use.
Doesn't the pencil break before you apply enough torque to turn the
screw?
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