Re: [MBZ] Mac CD drive
On 9/27/05, Craig McCluskey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, 27 Sep 2005 22:54:27 EDT [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > <, There are some lock-up bugs in the CD-ROM > > drives on Macs, and Apple is still the only computer manufacturer that > > doesn't provide *any* means of mechanically ejecting a CD that the drive > > won't eject itself.>> > > > > Falsimundo!! My G4's Superdrive has a litle spring loaded cover over > > it's maw which can be opened just by pulling on it's face a bit. I just > > lifted the corner of the scotch-tape like covering and opened 'er up. > > Which exposed the good old paperclip manual release hole. > > Which hole has existed on Macs for both the floppy and CD since the late > '80s. > On Mac floppy drives it's been there since the first 128K Mac in 1984, if you want to get pedantic about it. ;) Alex Chamberlain '87 300D
Re: [MBZ] Mac CD drive
One of the few things I really don't like on the Mac is the stupid stuff Wozniak and Jobs do to " protect" us from the mechanical and software workings of the computer. I find it more than a little condescending, but tolerate it because otherwise they are much nicer than PCs. A local "computer guy" who does a column once a week in the local paper was blown away by the OS X desktop on his new Imac. Could a told him that -- Windows has always looked like a high school science project to me! The hole for the unbent paper clip is present on every drive I've ever seen that didn't have a eject button-- there HAS to be a way to remove the disk when the power is off. Peter
Re: [MBZ] Mac CD drive
On Tue, 27 Sep 2005 22:54:27 EDT [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > <, There are some lock-up bugs in the CD-ROM > drives on Macs, and Apple is still the only computer manufacturer that > doesn't provide *any* means of mechanically ejecting a CD that the drive > won't eject itself.>> > > Falsimundo!! My G4's Superdrive has a litle spring loaded cover over > it's maw which can be opened just by pulling on it's face a bit. I just > lifted the corner of the scotch-tape like covering and opened 'er up. > Which exposed the good old paperclip manual release hole. Which hole has existed on Macs for both the floppy and CD since the late '80s. Craig
[MBZ] Mac CD drive
<, There are some lock-up bugs in the CD-ROM drives on Macs, and Apple is still the only computer manufacturer that doesn't provide *any* means of mechanically ejecting a CD that the drive won't eject itself.>> Falsimundo!! My G4's Superdrive has a litle spring loaded cover over it's maw which can be opened just by pulling on it's face a bit. I just lifted the corner of the scotch-tape like covering and opened 'er up. Which exposed the good old paperclip manual release hole. Dumb design. no question. RLE
