[geeks] Oh for the love of Steve (Jobs, that is)...

[Mike Hebel]

Someone generated the quantum flux that came across as... Charles Shannon
Hendrix> James Fogg wrote:
>
>> Never cracked an original Mac case, eh? Beginning with the first ever
>> Mac they've had some tough ones. The nicer the case (less PC-ish) the
>> more trouble it is.
>
> Yes, but then two wrongs don't make a right... :)
>
> I have a pair of Mac IIci machines, and used a lot of Macs from that
> era. They were all extremely easy to open and maintain.
>
> The IIci is in my view one of the most perfect cases in its utility and
>  simplicity, along with a small form factor.  Modern versions could
> probably improve airflow and get three hard drives inside.
>
> I'd love to have a PC like that.
>
> Modern small PCs seem more like medieval torture devices.


*ahem*   I'm much more of a Mac fan than a PC fan but I only have three
words:

Powermac 6500 case.


The worst case design Mac ever put out.  Not only do you have to pop
plastic but you have to remove buttloads of screws as well as the
subwoofer on the bottom if you're doing anything major.  The motherboard
pulls out the back sure but that's about _all_ that's easy about that
case.  Needless to say I still have one that I painted antique brass.  ;-)

Of course a close second to all this is the Sun U10 case which you have to
flip over to remove the case skin from...

Mike
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