OT: paging MAC expert(s) --- What's a Performa?

From: Richard Erlacher <edick_at_idcomm.com>
Date: Sun Nov 18 11:06:29 2001

Well, I've got the technical reference, thanks to Jim Arnott, and it has
PICTURES! I should have no trouble doing this if it turns out to be necessary.

Dick

----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Maginnis" <celt_at_chisp.net>
To: <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Sunday, November 18, 2001 9:35 AM
Subject: Re: OT: paging MAC expert(s) --- What's a Performa?


> By that point in the Mac development cycle, Apple had pretty much
> decided that users easily gaining access to the internals of their
> machines was a Bad Thing; the so-called 'hacker' mentality of the Apple
> II days had fallen out of favor. Couldn't let the magic smoke out, you
> see.
>
> The Performa 637CD sitting on the table in the next room was a pain to
> open, and getting the case off only gave me access to the metal
> enclosures surrounding the guts of the machine (more screws, sliding, etc).
>
> Mike
>
> Richard Erlacher wrote:
>
> > I'm acquainted with the tabs on the back of the "pizza-box" MAC's, but this
> > isn't one of them. The tabs on the back allow removal of a small plastic
cover
> > that conceals the handle by means of which the PC board is extracted. It's
> > apparently a pretty well-thought-out packaging job, unlike most PC's, but I
> > haven't a clue how to get into the box itself to do things to the drives,
etc.
> > Now, maybe it's not necessary or even advisable to increase the hard disk
size,
> > but, since I have them available I'd do it if there's significant benefit
> > involved.
> >
> > Dick
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Jeff Hellige" <jhellige_at_earthlink.net>
> > To: <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
> > Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2001 11:53 AM
> > Subject: Re: OT: paging MAC expert(s) --- What's a Performa?
> >
> >
> >
>
> <snip>
>
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