Questions tagged [case]

for questions about retrocomputing hardware cases and enclosures

A case is normally used to protect hardware from dust, light, or environmental damage.

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Was there a technical advantage to such tall PC tower cases?

I saw a tweet today about what it claims is "the tallest PC case" which appears to have been made by SuperMicro: Further tweets in the thread include pictures of the inside of the case, which has a ton of empty space. It looks like there is enough…
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What are the sizes of the hex nut drivers in the classic "nine piece" computer toolkit

Back in the 1990's many vendors sold those cheap nine piece kits that held, among other things, two Philips screwdrivers: #1 and #2, a couple of flat head screwdrivers, and a pair of hex nut drivers. For me, the most common use of these last two…
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