Aha, another person tries to get into a Mac Plus/Classic. I think the company did that to keep hands from the inside of the machine. The only thing I can recommend is a torx screwdriver with the end sawed off and then a piece welded in so that the torx is then long enough. About 6 inches should do it.
Doug _____ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of d.colvin d.colvin Sent: April 15, 2009 10:20 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: replacement drive for Mac Classic I've been everywhere (locally) and can't find anything. Also I want to be absolutely sure about the bit size before I shove it down there. If I stick the wrong size bit in there and strip it out, then I'm screwed. Pun absolutely intended. I can't find any combination of extensions, bits and handles that will work. Does anyone know the bit size. An ounce of prevention. . . On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 1:01 AM, Cyrus Griffin <[email protected]> wrote: They do have bit extensions... :) I have a nice security set, which is nice to have for taking apart basically anything. I'm not sure where my dad got it though. (Haha) You might invest in one of those, and one of those bit extensions. I used that to get to the screws on a Powermac G5 processor, which looks like it's about as deep as the screw holes on my Plus. (I think I am correct in assuming the Classic has the same form-factor shell as the Plus?) My plus didn't come with any screws, so I haven't had to try it. Just a suggestion. Kinda an alternative to epoxy a straw and duct tape. (Although, that does sound pretty awesome I must admit) Cyrus Griffin -------------------- Hobbittech.com Mac Specialist - Low Cost Mac Services in AZ On Apr 14, 2009, at 7:55 PM, Christian Wacker wrote: > > yeah, that does help alot, I am going to try a crazy idea of mine, > where i will take a drinking straw, and place the TORX bit at the end, > and fill it with Quick-Set glue\cement\sand and see if it hardens up > enough to make a basic screw driver to use, if i attach a large > wrapping of duct tape to the end to make a handle, it may just work, > otherwise i will be making a trip to the hardware store to get a > Torx15 and a foot long phillips, and probably cut the end off right > there in the store, and super-glue or epoxy the tip on (I'm too lazy > to borrow a welding torch) > > On Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 9:51 PM, Abel Ortiz Monasterio > <[email protected]> wrote: >> Sorry, I hope I got my point across >> >> >> On Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 9:34 PM, Christian Wacker <[email protected] >> > >> wrote: >>> >>> I actually knew nothing about the Mac Classic, or any other classic >>> Mac until I moved to my current location, where there was a Classic, >>> and a 5400 in the garage. the 5400's montior burned up, and the >>> Classic's Hard Disk died. My 6100 has sat in storage since 2002,my >>> performa 638 was a gift from my gradeschool computer teacher (It >>> has a >>> tv tuner, but doesn't seem to work anymore), and the only other >>> classic mac is my LCII which also has a dead HDD... I seem to kill >>> them for some reason. >>> >>> On Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 9:29 PM, Gregg Eshelman <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> --- On Tue, 4/14/09, Brad McCartney <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> From: Brad McCartney <[email protected]> >>>>> Subject: Re: replacement drive for Mac Classic >>>>> To: [email protected] >>>>> Date: Tuesday, April 14, 2009, 5:56 PM >>>>> I believe you can go sys. 7.1 up to 9.2.2 on a classic. >>>> >>>> No, you can't run OS 8.0 or later. The Classic can run whatever a >>>> Mac >>>> Plus can run. The Classic is essentially a Mac Plus with 32bit >>>> clean ROM, >>>> better SCSI, ADB ports and an internal hard drive. >>>> >>>> I figure the main reason the Classic was produced was for Mac >>>> owners who >>>> didn't want to give up their old software when they got rid of >>>> their >>>> 128/512/Plus/SE, or if their old Mac had died. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> >> >>> >> > > ggggggggggg > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
