Good news: New iBook showed up on time and is working fine, aside from a half-attached Z key and a couple of horizontal streaks/scratches across the keyboard. Mentioned it to an Genius at the Apple Store, who said to bring it in for a quick fix.
Bad news: The short in screen cable on the old iBook has become worse. According to the Genius, Apple charges a flat $300 for diagnosis and repair of out-of-warranty products, so it is time for me to look at other options to get this fixed. Sigh.
