I want to work at the Hardware Obfuscation Department at Apple that makes laptops OBSCENELY difficult to take apart. I want to select twenty different types of screws to use in a single machine. I want to develop new and interesting layers of plastic clips that are impossible to get apart without stressing something. I want to bury the hard drive so deep in the casing that it takes three days to replace it. I want to do all this and more.
I want the folks at Apple Warranty Repair to believe this is a purely hypothetical rant.
That's not a new feature
jmm on 2003-05-28T13:31:43
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
schwern on 2003-05-28T20:48:07
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
pdcawley on 2003-05-29T04:15:12
And then the 'be incredibly careful around the CRT' thing...pop
schwern on 2003-05-31T22:43:15
I wasn't incredibly careful once.
Re:pop
pdcawley on 2003-06-03T04:44:04
Owie!
often require unique parts and tools. See RadTech for the right tools and get the service manual. Small hands and patience are useful.
