Re: Bottom case

2006-02-09 Thread Malcolm Cornelius
got the battery out and the bottom off. does the metal bottom take some kind of glue to hold it to the plastic frame. they are loose and that looks like the only way they could be put together to me. Yes. at the risk of sounding even dumber, what kind No idea, I just use superglue to

Re: WallStreet upgrade: enquiries and ruminations

2006-02-09 Thread Der Mickster
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memory- also recommend Data Memory Systems

2006-02-09 Thread kaldav
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Re: Bottom case

2006-02-09 Thread MorningAJ
Wanda K. writes: got the battery out and the bottom off. does the metal bottom take some kind of glue to hold it to the plastic frame. they are loose and that looks like the only way they could be put together to me. Yes. at the risk of sounding even dumber, what kind If that's a

Re: WallStreet upgrade: enquiries and ruminations

2006-02-09 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Feb 9, 2006, at 2:26 AM, Der Mickster wrote: Also, I'll cosign Bruce and Laurent's recommendation of DMS for your RAM needs; top drawer service. I'll have to stick to eBay - trying to make this upgrade as budget-friendly as possible. BAD idea. You'll end up spending more time on it

Re: Value of a Pismo?

2006-02-09 Thread R. P. Bell
Geoffrey... I think, given your recent update and the images you supplied, that my original estimate of cost is very close to what you can expect, as they stand. If I were you, I'd try to sell them locally (eg. Australia), if only because international shipping is somewhat prohibitive. I

Wallstreet hinge question

2006-02-09 Thread Paul Stamsen
Sorry, I know this comes up too frequently, but who is generally best for replacing them? -- Only exceptionally rational men can afford to be absurd. -- Allan Goldfein -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com |

Re: Wallstreet hinge question

2006-02-09 Thread Laurent Daudelin
On 09/02/06 12:07, Paul Stamsen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sorry, I know this comes up too frequently, but who is generally best for replacing them? PowerBook Parts http://www.pbparts.com/ does that. They replace the pot metal with stainless steel hinges. However, even though I bought stuff from

Re: Bottom case

2006-02-09 Thread Dan K
Wanda K. [EMAIL PROTECTED] asks: got the battery out and the bottom off. does the metal bottom take some kind of glue to hold it to the plastic frame. they are loose and that looks like the only way they could be put together to me. Apple originally used a 2-part acrylic adhesive to fasten the

Re: Bottom case

2006-02-09 Thread MorningAJ
Dan K writes: Apple originally used a 2-part acrylic adhesive to fasten the plastic parts to the titanium, for which you can get a reasonable replacement from auto parts stores. The stuff I've found has been labeled for plastic repair. It comes as two tubes of liquidy stuff, similar to some

Re: Value of a Pismo?

2006-02-09 Thread Geoffrey Peters
Stardate 060206.08:21 -0800. A subspace message from R. P. Bell reads: Thanks for all your input, most heartening :D On #1, the scuffed rubber and chinks around the edges will hurt value, but I still think you are in the ball-game with my estimate. The single bad pixel is only marginably

Re: WallStreet upgrade: enquiries and ruminations

2006-02-09 Thread Tom and Lisa Peters
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