What fun from a Macintosh SE

From: Bill Sudbrink <wh.sudbrink_at_verizon.net>
Date: Tue Aug 24 16:06:37 2004

Fred Cisin wrote:
> > >>> The long Torx screwdriver needed for Macs is available at
> > >>> Sears for about $10.
> > >>> They have the PC version for about $6, but of course the
> > >>> Mac version works better.
> On Tue, 24 Aug 2004, David V. Corbin wrote:
> > Searching around for a PC [or compatible] that NEEDS a
> Torx................
>
> The original Compaqs used Torx for damn near everything.
>
> The PC (not "ANY PC", but 5150) uses Torx screws on the power supply.
> "Security" Torx even! (with a tiny post up the middle)
>
> Boring a hole up the middle of Torx bits wasn't especially easy.

A friend of mine was a professional locksmith. He was under the
impression that only professional locksmiths were able to obtain
security Torx bits. He was horrified to learn that I had a full
set, obtained at a hamfest years earlier.
Received on Tue Aug 24 2004 - 16:06:37 BST