Anyone remember what this old Mac part is?

[neutrino23]

My brother was cleaning out his old Mac parts bin and found this. Anyone recall what it is. It looks vaguely familiar but I can't place it.

The number on the packaging reads 600-1997-B.

 

[Nermal]

Is it some sort of holder for the microphone?

 

[phrehdd]

Looks like something to take out a stuck floppy disk or CD but I would also guess it is for neither of those purposes.

 

[velocityg4]

From what I can find. It’s something to do with calibrating Apple Studio Displays.

What is it?

I've had this mysterious object for several years now. I found it in my desk drawer at work shortly after starting my job, so the exact prov...

culturalflotsam.blogspot.com

I have no idea how it would work. Maybe to see if you have straight lines. Maybe the hole lets you focus on one character. To set sharpness.

 

[Nermal]

From what I can find. It’s something to do with calibrating Apple Studio Displays.

What is it?

I've had this mysterious object for several years now. I found it in my desk drawer at work shortly after starting my job, so the exact prov...

culturalflotsam.blogspot.com

I have no idea how it would work. Maybe to see if you have straight lines. Maybe the hole lets you focus on one character. To set sharpness.

Looks like you're right. That page has a broken link to MacNN, but the thread still exists with a new URL.

 

[neutrino23]

Awesome. Thanks for the solution.