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Date:      Wed, 1 Mar 2023 07:37:19 -0800
From:      paul beard <paulbeard@gmail.com>
To:        Ian Smith <smithi@nimnet.asn.au>
Cc:        Tim Daneliuk <tundra@tundraware.com>, questions@freebsd.org,  Trev Roydhouse <trev@sentry.org>
Subject:   Re: When the going gets weird - Mac Mini
Message-ID:  <CAMtcK2r2r4PikFMRrxKXmLYK6=oamr2RWof1t7JauKtCd9JJtw@mail.gmail.com>
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On Tue, Feb 28, 2023 at 11:02=E2=80=AFPM Ian Smith <smithi@nimnet.asn.au> w=
rote:

>
>
> It's been too quiet here anyway <&^}=3D
>
> I guess it's beyond Apple to have almost invisible holes in their gear.
> From most Thinkpad manuals:
>
> "If the tray still does not open, make sure that the computer is running,
> and insert the end of a straightened paper clip into the emergency eject
> hole. The tray will open."
>
> cheers, Ian
>
>
Apple kit used to have the eject hole but it disappeared year ago=E2=80=A6n=
ot sure
if the suppliers stopped making drives with that facility or if Apple
redesigned the cases to obscure it. I think w/in MacOS you can force eject
disks w software (diskutll eject might do it).

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Paul Beard / www.paulbeard.org/

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">=
<div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Tue, Feb 28, 2023 at 11:02=E2=80=
=AFPM Ian Smith &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:smithi@nimnet.asn.au">smithi@nimnet.a=
sn.au</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"ma=
rgin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;border=
-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><br>
<br>
It&#39;s been too quiet here anyway &lt;&amp;^}=3D<br>
<br>
I guess it&#39;s beyond Apple to have almost invisible holes in their gear.=
=C2=A0 From most Thinkpad manuals:<br>
<br>
&quot;If the tray still does not open, make sure that the computer is runni=
ng, and insert the end of a straightened paper clip into the emergency ejec=
t hole. The tray will open.&quot;<br>
<br>
cheers, Ian<br>
<br>
</blockquote></div><div><br></div>Apple kit used to have the eject hole but=
 it disappeared year ago=E2=80=A6not sure if the suppliers stopped making d=
rives with that facility or if Apple redesigned the cases to obscure it. I =
think w/in MacOS you can force eject disks w software (diskutll=C2=A0eject =
might do it).=C2=A0<br clear=3D"all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir=3D"ltr"=
 class=3D"gmail_signature">Paul Beard / <a href=3D"http://www.paulbeard.org=
/" target=3D"_blank">www.paulbeard.org/</a><br></div></div>

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