Tom,
Most PCs of that era had a keylock to electrically disable the keyboard NOT
lock the case.  If the PC is a true Compaq, there would be a prominent label
on the front of the box, since you didn't mention it, I would assume that
the monitor and keyboard did not come with the unit originally.

Jim Meagher
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----- Original Message -----
From: Tom Cohick <[log in to unmask]>

> My son acquired an old 486 computer. It's a tower case (thing is huge and
> heavy), possibly a workstation of some type. It contains a  3.5 floppy, a
> small hard drive, and some other goodies that don't appear to be working;
> e.g.,  5.25 floppy, optical disc drive, CD Disc drive, and etc..
> I believe it's a Compaq as that's the brand on the monitor and keyboard.
> Seems like a good project for him (me ;->) to fool around with, but the
> problem is we can't get the case open. There is a lock on the top of the
> front panel, but we don't have a key for it. Any suggestions as to how to
> get into this thing without destroying the case? Thanx in advance for all
> help.

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