David's World

June 29, 2005

Open-brain surgery on an Apple G4 Powerbook

I live in an apartment that used to be "Leven Street Medial Practice". A group of GPs and their nurses treated patients where I now sleep. How many people had to take off their pants in my bedroom? How many poor folks heard about their maybe terminal prognosis where I sit in the sun now?

Following the great tradition of our apartment, I performed surgery the other day - my patient was Lucy. Remember, Lucy's sister hit Madonna hard, right in the face -- and smashed her screen. Lucy and Madonna are my laptops.

Now, Lucy got a new screen implant. It was brain surgery - pretty difficult, but with the help of a somewhat outdated manual, I could exchange the LCD panel of my 2005 15" Alumnium Apple PowerBook.

So Lucy can see again, and after a second round of surgery, Lucy doesn't have problems going to sleep any more either (she wouldn't want to go to sleep when the lid was closed!).

I've published a series of pictures, which aren't really meant as a How-To, since I can't take that responsibility as a non-certified non-support non-technician. But my pictures might be fun to look at and even instructional to those who need to exchange the LCD panel on their Apple PowerBook. (Screen exchange of an Apple Aluminum Powerbook (2005))

Mom, Dad, I have something to tell you. I have decided not to become a laptop doctor.