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Odd and helpful gadgets for old Macs

bobesch

bobesch

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To start with: got a Bondi last month, that didn't work.
Found this "Reset-button enhancement".
(Removal unfortunately didn't resolve the problem ... - but it shows, Reseting a Bondi seemed to be an often used mission-critical procedure on os9 )

What are your favorite, helpful or curious gadgets for your old Macs?

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MagicBoy said:
They're a brilliant bit of design, and a lot safer than the outlets on the rest of the planet.
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Yes. They have more exposed conductive surface area by which little fingers can be electrocuted at not 100–120 volts, but a whopping 220–240 volts.

As for safe and certain, the Australian/NZ plug is the smartest design: not much larger than North American plugs, there is only ever one way to plug an item into the mains. Its perpendicular poles are an assurance of that. :)

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bobesch said:
To start with: got a Bondi last month, that didn't work.
What are your favorite, helpful or curious gadgets for your old Macs?
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In the PPC-only days, I kept a small, flathead screwdriver handy for locking/unlocking the keyboards used for the iBooks and Titanium PowerBooks.

These days, I always have in my bag a Phillips-head, dual-ended screwdriver — medium and tiny tip — with pen cap-style covers (one with a clip, which lets me keep it next to writing pens in the bag). I have used this screwdriver (more times than I can count) to open my unibody MacBook Pro 13" rapidly whenever something internal is running amok.

In a pinch, I have used a safety pin as an ad-hoc antenna for the Power Mac G5, since I lack the Apple T-shaped antenna (which are hard to find cheaply).
 
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B S Magnet said:
Yes. They have more exposed conductive surface area by which little fingers can be electrocuted at not 100–120 volts, but a whopping 220–240 volts.

As for safe and certain, the Australian/NZ plug is the smartest design: not much larger than North American plugs, there is only ever one way to plug an item into the mains. Its perpendicular poles are an assurance of that. :)
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BS1363 got there in 1947, sleeved pins arrived in 1984. Took you guys until the 1990s to steal our ideas... ;)

 
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