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Re: Writer Needs Help

From Alek Trishan <alek.trishan@gmail.com>
Newsgroups comp.sys.mac.system
Subject Re: Writer Needs Help
Date 2014-05-16 21:09 -0400
Organization A noiseless patient Spider
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Alek Trishan has written on 5/16/2014 8:02 PM:
> A writer friend of mine wrote:
> 
> "The battery just swelled up and popped out of my old computer. I just
> noticed it. I don’t know that that can be fixed. I don’t know that it’s
> worth it to try. It’s seven years old. Maybe I should just let it go.
> But it still works. It’s working now, even with the battery popped out.
> I called my insurance company to see if they’ll pay for it to be
> repaired. Will let you know. That’s my backup. I need a backup!"
> 
> And then, when I asked her about replacing the battery, she wrote,
> 
> "I think it needs more than a battery. There’s some metal stuff that has
> exploded in it. More than the battery has exploded. I don’t know the
> model number. I only know the serial number, which wouldn’t help you.
> It’s a MacBook Pro, 17 inch. They’re not made anymore."
> 
> Is there any help for her computer?
> 
> How does she find the model designation?
> 
> Disclaimer: the only thing I personally know about Macs in particular is
> that they are marketed by Apple.
> 

I forgot to mention that she also has a 15" MacBook Pro with Retina display.

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Writer Needs Help Alek Trishan <alek.trishan@gmail.com> - 2014-05-16 20:02 -0400
  Re: Writer Needs Help nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-05-16 20:20 -0400
  Re: Writer Needs Help Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-05-17 12:57 +1200
    Re: Writer Needs Help Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2014-05-16 20:24 -0700
      Re: Writer Needs Help Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2014-05-16 20:29 -0700
  Re: Writer Needs Help Alek Trishan <alek.trishan@gmail.com> - 2014-05-16 21:09 -0400
    Re: Writer Needs Help nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-05-16 21:31 -0400
      Re: Writer Needs Help Alek Trishan <alek.trishan@gmail.com> - 2014-05-17 12:34 -0400
        Re: Writer Needs Help Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-05-18 10:33 +1200
          Re: Writer Needs Help Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2014-05-17 23:39 +0100
            Re: Writer Needs Help Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-05-18 10:50 +1200
              Re: Writer Needs Help Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2014-05-17 23:54 +0100
                Re: Writer Needs Help Alek Trishan <alek.trishan@gmail.com> - 2014-05-17 19:09 -0400
            Re: Writer Needs Help Alek Trishan <alek.trishan@gmail.com> - 2014-05-17 19:06 -0400
              Re: Writer Needs Help nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-05-17 19:09 -0400
                Re: Writer Needs Help Alek Trishan <alek.trishan@gmail.com> - 2014-05-17 19:21 -0400
                Re: Writer Needs Help Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2014-05-18 00:36 +0100
                Re: Writer Needs Help Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-05-18 14:08 +1200
                Re: Writer Needs Help Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2014-05-18 09:45 +0100
                Re: Writer Needs Help dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2014-05-24 08:10 +1000
                Re: Writer Needs Help Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2014-05-24 13:04 +0100
                Re: Writer Needs Help dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2014-05-25 08:32 +1000
              Re: Writer Needs Help Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2014-05-17 16:43 -0700
                Re: Writer Needs Help Alek Trishan <alek.trishan@gmail.com> - 2014-05-18 14:09 -0400
              Re: Writer Needs Help Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-05-18 13:58 +1200
          Re: Writer Needs Help Alek Trishan <alek.trishan@gmail.com> - 2014-05-17 19:06 -0400
            Re: Writer Needs Help nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-05-17 19:08 -0400
              Re: Writer Needs Help Alek Trishan <alek.trishan@gmail.com> - 2014-05-17 19:25 -0400
                Re: Writer Needs Help Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-05-18 13:56 +1200
            Re: Writer Needs Help Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-05-18 13:50 +1200
              Re: Writer Needs Help Alek Trishan <alek.trishan@gmail.com> - 2014-05-18 14:10 -0400
                Re: Writer Needs Help nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-05-18 14:26 -0400
                Re: Writer Needs Help Alek Trishan <alek.trishan@gmail.com> - 2014-05-18 15:21 -0400
                Re: Writer Needs Help nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-05-18 15:37 -0400
                Re: Writer Needs Help Alek Trishan <alek.trishan@gmail.com> - 2014-05-18 15:56 -0400
                Re: Writer Needs Help nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-05-18 16:07 -0400
                Re: Writer Needs Help Alek Trishan <alek.trishan@gmail.com> - 2014-05-18 19:31 -0400
                Re: Writer Needs Help nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-05-18 19:48 -0400
                Re: Writer Needs Help Alek Trishan <alek.trishan@gmail.com> - 2014-05-18 20:44 -0400
                Re: Writer Needs Help nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-05-18 21:07 -0400
                Re: Writer Needs Help J Burns <burns4@nowhere.com> - 2014-05-18 23:42 -0400
                Re: Writer Needs Help Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-05-19 09:38 +1200
    Re: Writer Needs Help Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-05-17 13:43 +1200
      Re: Writer Needs Help nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-05-16 22:04 -0400

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