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- From: oec@ifi.uio.no (\ystein Christiansen)
- Subject: Re: can I put memory in the PB 160 myself?
- Message-ID: <1992Nov20.113331.1992@ifi.uio.no>
- Sender: oec@ifi.uio.no (\ystein Christiansen)
- Organization: Dept. of Informatics, University of Oslo, Norway
- References: <1992Nov18.171025.7544@lsa.umich.edu> <1992Nov19.212515.7267@news.media.mit.edu>
- Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 11:33:31 GMT
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- Originator: oec@bera.ifi.uio.no
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- In article <1992Nov19.212515.7267@news.media.mit.edu>, bfbrown@media.mit.edu (Brian F. Brown) writes:
- >> As the title says, I'd like to know if it is possible/hard/easy to put
- >> memory I buy separately in the PB 160. Do I need special tools? I've
- >> put SIMMs in SE's, SE/30's, Classic I/II's, so if you could compare it
- >> to that, that would be perfect.
- >>
- >
- > Unfortunately, putting in this memory requires a torx driver which
- > NO ONE SELLS. Not radio shack, not computer supply stores, not any
- > hardware store I could find. There is one screw which has a small
- > torx head that you need a special tool to get out. When we asked the
- > guy at the MIT computer center if we could borrow his, he quickly said
- > No. This is obviously intentional. My advice: Break into a computer
- > repair shop and STEAL one of those little fuckers. then, spec it and
- > machine your own, offer it for sale for $10 apiece over this network
- > and screw those damn mech e's who changed that screw size to make
- > changing your memory a pain in the butt... Or, drill out that screw
- > and simply ignore it. It doesn't hold anything special on; it is one
- > of about five screws that hold the back together. Your PB will be fine
- > without it.
- >
- > -BB
-
- You need a TORX 8 driver and maybe a TORX 10 too, which I have seen in a
- catalog from Snap-on. I don't have that catalog by hand, so I can't tell
- you the exact order-number, but you can call them on:
-
- Telephone: (414) 656-5200
- Fax: (414) 656-5877
-
- Their address is:
- Snap-on Tools Corporation
- Kenosha, WI 53141-1410
-
- Oystein
-