At 05:26 PM 5/16/01 -0400, you wrote:
>>On Wed, 16 May 2001, John Cook wrote:
>>
>>> Well, I (like others on this list I suppose) ordered the thing. I went
>>> back to the computer list and noticed it's still there... I wonder
>>> what will happen when it turns out that I was the 15th person to order
>>> this machine?
>>
>>A sudden drastic increase in the sale price quite possibly :( Or perhaps a
>>sudden appearance of a certain keyboard-less, mouse-less Lisa on eBay.
>
> If anyone on the list gets it and bought it for parts, I'd be
> interested in purchasing the rear case panel off of you! That, or does
> anyone know of anything else that uses that exact screw latch? The main
> problem with my back panel is that the latch closest to the PSU (and
> nearest the dead-man switch) is missing, with part of it's mounting area
> borke as well.
Just curious but have you checked to see if the latch is a standard
industrial part? I wonder if Small Parts or someone like that might have
it. I'd be willing to bet that Apple bought it from someone that
specializes in that kind of part.
Joe
> Jeff
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Received on Wed May 16 2001 - 18:12:34 BST