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• Special screwdrivers (Score:3, Interesting)

  by petdance (2468)

  It would also seem that The Rest Of Us happen to have special screwdrivers when we want to do something as mundane as installing an Airport card. It's my only gripe with my iBook.

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  • That's not a new feature (Score:3, Informative)

    by jmm (276)

    The original Macintosh case (128, 512, plus, SE) required a Torx screwdriver with a 12 inch (30 cm) shaft to undo or tighten the screw that held the shell of the case to the base. You had to buy the screwdriver specially because nobody had evre previously owned one. Initially, only Apple service people could get them, although tool makers eventually covered this market.
    • Re:That's not a new feature (Score:2)

      by schwern (1528)

      Frighteningly enough, I owned one of those. It belittled my manhood.

      Then there was the special "case cracker" tool to lift and pry apart the two halves of the case. I didn't have one so I used half a cassette tape case instead.
      • Re:That's not a new feature (Score:1)

        by pdcawley (485)

        And then the 'be incredibly careful around the CRT' thing...
        • pop (Score:3, Funny)

          by schwern (1528) on 2003.05.31 17:43 (#20665) Homepage Journal

          I wasn't incredibly careful once.

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          • Re:pop (Score:1)

            by pdcawley (485)

            Owie!