At 01:36 +1000 on 24/07/02, Darren wrote: >What useful machine info is available from apple anymore? Guess if your
The developer notes, most of which *are* still available here: http://developer.apple.com/techpubs/hardware/hardware2.html have stuff like pinouts and whatnot in them, but the only schematics I know of are those few that Gamba has linked at that German site. >What is so problematic for apple to release some useful info about these >old machines? A service fee is worth more than the machine is worth and >your hardly going to buy a imac to replace your classic that you have >been using all these years. end rant. Liability. Same reason they don't release the service manuals to the public on machines that aren't supported any more. There isn't a single 68K Mac that you can even order service parts for any more, so it's not as though Apple is taking business away from its service providers by releasing the manuals. But the damn lawyers gum up the whole works. the pickle FAQ <http://macfaq.org/index.shtml> Software Archive <ftp://download:[EMAIL PROTECTED]//Users/thepickl/Sites/Archive/> <http://www.members.jmug.org/%7Ethepickl/archive/> _________________________________________________________________ -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
