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From: wittelw@mist.CS.ORST.EDU (Walter I. Wittel-Jr)
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Subject: Re: opening Mac SE case (how?)
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Date: 12 Dec 90 00:52:09 GMT
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I have used 1/2 of a pulled apart wooden clothespin to pry apart the halves.
It doesn't mark up the plastic too much.  The thin end can be wedged into
the crack, and then as it is pushed further into the crack, the case will
spread apart.  Note that you slide the SIDE of the clothespin into the crack,
don't try to drive it into the case like a wedge!

You have to start at a corner, probably the bottom.  Be careful because it
is easy to slip and jam a fingernail.  I have also just put the thin end into
the crack and twisted, gradually working my way around the case, but this
tends to leave faint marks in the edges.

Someone told me about this years ago, and it always seems easier to find a
clothespin then the proper tool.

Good luck,

Walter

P.S. I didn't have the original post, so I just used an RE: to reply.