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They went another way to wall the garden. The super-open Apple II family had expansion slots and published circuit diagrams that third parties could use to bui
by imglorp 3y ago
They went another way to wall the garden.
The super-open Apple II family had expansion slots and published circuit diagrams that third parties could use to build all sorts of cards. And build they did.
Instead of Jonathan, Apple drove towards the 1984 closed Mac ecosystem. You needed a special wrench to gain access: https://www.micromac.com/products/macopener.html https://www.micromac.com/products/macopener.html
- dreamcompiler 3y agoIt's just a long Torx-15 screwdriver. You can buy them at any hardware store today, but in 1984 they were not very common.
- quesera 3y agoA suitable replacement could be made from an iron coat hanger of the proper gauge. Cut the hanger, square off the cut end with a file, maybe taper it a little, and lightly tap it into the Torx screw teeth. The coat hanger was a much softer metal than the screw, so the Torx teeth would bite into the hanger wire, producing a wrench which was good enough for a few uses at least -- more if you were careful on replacement and future removal.