This thread will go into Mac history. It will be preserved for later generations to marvel at our depth of investigation. It will rank with such philosophical arguments as the effort to prove the existence of God, and the question of Scholasticism as to how many angels might be able to sit on the top of the church steeple without falling off and whether spirits would ever be able to occupy space at all. Marta
On Nov 13, 2007, at 22:42, Andy Arnold wrote: > Harry is right! I had an old set that came in a "pocket knife" > design, where the heads would fold out like a pocket knife blade, or > an allen-wrench set. But none of them would fit the iMac. So HD came > to the rescue! > > > On Nov 13, 2007, at 10:30 PM, Harry Jacobson-Beyer wrote: > >> A torx driver is like a screw driver but its head is shaped somewhat >> like a star. It fits into screws with complementary shapes in the >> head. >> I think torx screws are used for two reasons: >> >> 1) They are, more or less, rare, and electronic manufacturers don't >> want >> users messing with the computers, etc. >> 2) The torx drivers fit more securely in the torx screws and >> therefore, >> don't strip the heads as easily! >> >> There is a downside to all this, there are a gazillion different >> sizes. >> And, in my experience, manufacturers use more than one torx size in >> the >> screws in the equipment. >> >> >> >> Tuesday, November 13, 200710:18 PMMarta Ediemartaedie at mac.com >> >>> And you all had me wondering what kind of miracle tool you were >>> searching for ,something to reach deeply into some places i had no >>> idea what and where they might be and wondering all along whether I >>> were not missing some great opportunity to also perform a genius >>> act on my computer . >>> Marta >>> >>> >>> >>> On Nov 13, 2007, at 22:06 PM, Jerry Freeman wrote: >>> >>>> this thread is hilarious! with all of the prowess and search >>>> capability of the group, andy just walks into home depot and buys >>>> one. >>>> he was probably on a duct tape run :) best...jf >>>> >>>>> On Nov 13, 2007, at 9:33 PM, Andy Arnold wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I actually found it at Home Depot in the tool section. I think it >>>>>> was >>>>>> under $15 and works fine >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> The next Louisville Computer Society meeting will >>>> be November 27 at MacAuthority, 128 Breckinridge Lane. >>>> Posting address: MacGroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu >>>> Information: http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/ >>>> macgroup >>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> The next Louisville Computer Society meeting will >>> be November 27 at MacAuthority, 128 Breckinridge Lane. >>> Posting address: MacGroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu >>> Information: http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/ >>> macgroup >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> The next Louisville Computer Society meeting will >> be November 27 at MacAuthority, 128 Breckinridge Lane. >> Posting address: MacGroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu >> Information: http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup >> > > > _______________________________________________ > The next Louisville Computer Society meeting will > be November 27 at MacAuthority, 128 Breckinridge Lane. > Posting address: MacGroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu > Information: http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup >
