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> is the freedom promised in 1984 being revoked? This is incredibly ironic, given how expandable the original Macintosh was, as well as Steve Jobs' aversion to
by woodrow 15y ago
> is the freedom promised in 1984 being revoked?
This is incredibly ironic, given how expandable the original Macintosh was, as well as Steve Jobs' aversion to hardware expansion in the early days of the Mac: http://folklore.org/StoryView.py?project=Macintosh&story=Diagnostic_Port.txt http://folklore.org/StoryView.py?project=Macintosh&story...
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- akdubya 15y agoYep. To upgrade the memory on the compact macs one needed a hex driver, a soldering iron and a spare resistor. I'm still shocked my Dad let me tinker with expensive university property like that.
- wiredfool 15y agoThat was just the Plus. By the time the SE and Classic rolled around, all you needed was the long handled torx, but it helped if you had a case splitter. I can't believe I soldered a resistor on one of those with a 50w monster soldering iron.