On Tue, 16 Dec 2003, chris wrote:
> >The Macintosh Portable also has this feature. Does anyone know of, or
> >have, an actual locking mechanism that was made for the Macintosh
> >Portable?
>
> Does the portable's lock slot differ from either the Mac desktop units
> (like the Plus) or the laptop units (which some had a small hole that a
> keylock would fit into).
In fact, the Macintosh Portable's locking slot is very close to that found
on the later PowerBooks, though it is slightly larger.
> I do have the lock clamps for a Mac Plus, and I believe it was the same
> as for any other desktop mac. Its a little metal bar that slips into the
> lock slot and snaps behind the tabs built into the case so it can't be
> removed. Then a cable slides thru the hole in the bar and is wrapped
> around and locked to any secure object.
>
> I used it to secure one of my Mac Pluses when my wife (then GF) borrowed
> one while in college.
>
> IF this is the same as for the Portable, then I have at least one lock
> plate still (it should still be in the keyboard that was used with the
> plus), but I'm sure I no longer have any packaging or documentation for
> it, and I may or may not still have additional plates or the cable.
Do you remember the name of the manufacturer or company that sold them?
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