on 01/09/03 19:29, Kyle Hansen at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On 9/1/03 6:24 PM, "Jackie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Spew into the > Cybertrough: >> I always thought it was for just the bricks, too, but I personally know >> 3 Pismo owners who had their yo-yo adapters replaced by Apple. They >> filled in their Powerbook serial number and Apple deemed that they >> qualified. Could have been Apple's mistake, I guess, but I think it >> would refuse you if you didn't qualify. >> >> Since the Pismo came out in about Feb. 2000, maybe some of the yo-yo's >> were affected? > > No. I am an Apple Service Tech (for a living) and I run serial numbers > through GSX all day long. I know about every return program before any end > user does. It was only the Brick adapters that were covered. The yo-yo > adapters break if people are rough with them. Apple covered some users with > yo-yo's because their serial number fell in a range that they were unable to > verify if they had the old or new AC adapter. So they covered them anyway, > and people mistakenly went out of their way to return a yo-yo adapter and > got the exact same model in return. I have one that came with a Pismo 400 > and it still works great. I have seen many with the same tell-tale > breakage. The cable pulls out of the yo-yo part of the adapter. It's from > people unwinding them *literally* like a yo-yo. > > What is most likely is that Apple is replacing them just to be nice and to > further future relationships with customers. I've seen more obviously > damaged units repaired in weirder situations.
I have 2 of them for several months now and no problem at all. They still look like brand new. Of course, I keep one at home and the other at the office, and I have a Madsonline in my bag, so I don't move them very often... -Laurent. -- ============================================================================ Laurent Daudelin AIM/iChat: LaurentDaudelin <http://nemesys.dyndns.org> Logiciels Nemesys Software mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] brain dump n.: [common] The act of telling someone everything one knows about a particular topic or project. Typically used when someone is going to let a new party maintain a piece of code. Conceptually analogous to an operating system core dump in that it saves a lot of useful state before an exit. "You'll have to give me a brain dump on FOOBAR before you start your new job at HackerCorp." See core dump (sense 4). At Sun, this is also known as `TOI' (transfer of information). -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
