[ale] OT:locked ibm case

[Michael Smith]

	I don't think you can do that if the case is similar to the old IBM
XT or AT cases.  I co-oped at big blue for a little while in the marketing
area and sent out that type of machine for demos and if someone locked one
up you could basically forget about it.  There was some serious metal in
those cases.  The PS/2 cases were quite a bit different.  You may be able to
hack through those or just bend the sides out.  It's been a while since I
have seen one of those machines....


-----Original Message-----
From: Dan Newcombe [mailto:Newcombe at mordor.clayton.edu]
To: ale at ale.org
Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2000 2:11 PM
To: Rod Young
Cc: ALE
Subject: Re: [ale] OT:locked ibm case


You may be able to slide hacksaw blade between the case and "unlock" it.
Usually, they are just a lock with a piece of metal attached that turns as
the key turns.  If not, always brute force!

On Tue, 26 Sep 2000, Rod Young wrote:
> I found an old 486 with 16megs and 570mb HD.
> It also has an NIC. But it has a lock on the case to prevent opening.
> Is there any way to open this without tearing up the case?

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