T tomcoolj macrumors member Original poster Aug 31, 2006 55 0 May 24, 2019 #1 What do you call the security lock that is built into the back of early Macinitosh's? I know they're known as Kensington security locks on new Macs, but I can't work out which one will fit for the very old Macintosh's. Attachments IMG_7030.JPG 546.1 KB · Views: 53
What do you call the security lock that is built into the back of early Macinitosh's? I know they're known as Kensington security locks on new Macs, but I can't work out which one will fit for the very old Macintosh's.
MacTech68 macrumors 68020 Mar 16, 2008 2,394 212 Australia, Perth May 24, 2019 #2 This one is proving harder to track down than I imagined. They are a rather large slab of metal that locks into the rear case and are quite difficult to remove. Apple refers to them as a "security accessory kit" in the Mac 128k user manual. However, there is the "Macintosh Security Kit" M0201: The brackets inside are marked like this: Here is a sold listing from eBay for a Kensington kit: https://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Sealed-Vintage-1995-KENSINGTON-MACINTOSH-Apple-SECURITY-KIT-/292749079281?nma=true&si=mKEG7HJ%2BFaenE9qN%2BYldOApsmCk%3D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557 Last edited: May 24, 2019
This one is proving harder to track down than I imagined. They are a rather large slab of metal that locks into the rear case and are quite difficult to remove. Apple refers to them as a "security accessory kit" in the Mac 128k user manual. However, there is the "Macintosh Security Kit" M0201: The brackets inside are marked like this: Here is a sold listing from eBay for a Kensington kit: https://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Sealed-Vintage-1995-KENSINGTON-MACINTOSH-Apple-SECURITY-KIT-/292749079281?nma=true&si=mKEG7HJ%2BFaenE9qN%2BYldOApsmCk%3D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557