I don’t remember all the details, but that’s the gist of it, yes.
A common problem with 80’s computer designs was socket creep - thermal expansions and contractions would cause chips and cards to gradually climb out of their sockets and slots over time, and this was very prevalent on one of the macs of ye olden days.
The official response when asked about this issue was to lift the computer a few cm off the desk and drop it back down to let everything reseat properly.
EDIT: Thanks to @[email protected] for providing additional info. See his response for more detail
Was that the same mac that had an officially sanctioned maintenance drop of 5cm to combat socket creep?
That would be the Apple III
Wait you had to drop it 5 cm so it would knock something back into place?
I don’t remember all the details, but that’s the gist of it, yes.
A common problem with 80’s computer designs was socket creep - thermal expansions and contractions would cause chips and cards to gradually climb out of their sockets and slots over time, and this was very prevalent on one of the macs of ye olden days.
The official response when asked about this issue was to lift the computer a few cm off the desk and drop it back down to let everything reseat properly.
EDIT: Thanks to @[email protected] for providing additional info. See his response for more detail
I know what all of those words are but I don’t understand what this is referring to and I can’t find anything in a web search. Can you elaborate?
The Apple III
https://www.techjunkie.com/apple-iii-drop/