Yes.. MANY Macs have the signatures inside. The easiest to get to are the Mac II models.... The IIci has them under the motherboard....
----- Original Message ----- From: "/dev/null" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Vintage Macs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, November 02, 2002 1:37 PM Subject: Re: Clock check. Re: OT: A/UX > > > Scott Holder wrote: > > At 11:58 AM 11/2/2002 -0500, you wrote: > > > >><snip>Their clocks default to August 7, 1956. I guess the ROM has some > >>thing that tells Mac OS what time to use when the battery fails. > > > > > > It's the birthday of the guy who designed the CUDA/PRAM system IIRC. > > thats amazing...! > > one thing i heard today which i'd *love* to know more about... > apparently the Mac Classics all have the signatures of the engineers who > built them inside?... is this true? and which vintage macs did they do > this with?.... > > > > > The later Macs seem to default to 1904 which changes to 2003 or 2005 if you > > use the up/down button. Not sure why that is :) > > yes, i've seen this happen too.... on a G4, while copying files from a > CDR written on a PC.... > > m~ > > > > -- > iriXx > www.iriXx.org > > copyleft: creativity, technology and freedom? > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > www.copyleftmedia.org.uk > > _ > ( ) ascii ribbon against html email > X > / \ cat /dev/sda1 > /dev/dsp > > > all your base are belong to us > > > > -- > Vintage Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... > > Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | > -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml> > The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> > Send list messages to: <mailto:vintage.macs@;mail.maclaunch.com> > To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:vintage.macs-off@;mail.maclaunch.com> > For digest mode, email: <mailto:vintage.macs-digest@;mail.maclaunch.com> > Subscription questions: <mailto:listmom@;lowendmac.com> > Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > >The Think Different Store > http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> Send list messages to: <mailto:vintage.macs@;mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:vintage.macs-off@;mail.maclaunch.com> For digest mode, email: <mailto:vintage.macs-digest@;mail.maclaunch.com> Subscription questions: <mailto:listmom@;lowendmac.com> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
