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(DIR) Post #AkHCYJzlff95kQEong by foone@digipres.club
2024-07-25T03:28:54Z
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Random computer history question: so the original PC has a case that's mainly metal.Were there any other micros of the 80s that were primarily metal-cased?(I know the PC is unusual for an 80s micro, so there's reasons it'd be a bit different)
(DIR) Post #AkHCqhSt9MDHkZcep6 by homelessjun@mas.to
2024-07-25T03:32:23Z
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@foone pretty sure both the altair and imsai had metal cases frames, and front panels.
(DIR) Post #AkHCwkqxSvHjzolfu4 by murph@gardenstate.social
2024-07-25T03:32:29Z
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@foone Amiga 2000 was mostly metal.
(DIR) Post #AkHD569c9YOuNOTNGC by moira@mastodon.murkworks.net
2024-07-25T03:35:04Z
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@foone I think the Sol Terminal Computer was mostly metal. Wooden sides, but the rest was metal.
(DIR) Post #AkHDBoBnLPKCgcgzPk by scribblesonnapkins@mastodon.social
2024-07-25T03:36:01Z
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@foone The 1st gen Compaq portable
(DIR) Post #AkHDnCSG5XoEewDrtY by fuzzface@epsilon-ix.masto.host
2024-07-25T03:43:05Z
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@foone Commodore PETs were metal. Later models were plastic.
(DIR) Post #AkHDsuJeRPGU8kuzcu by mmcd@mastodon.social
2024-07-25T03:43:24Z
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@foone certain models of the Commodore 128DThe CDTV (not sure if you want to count that oneβ¦but it is an A500)I *think* the C Lab Falcon MK X
(DIR) Post #AkHHMHUfe5CMHjlqAC by eichin@mastodon.mit.edu
2024-07-25T04:22:59Z
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@foone sol-20 was walnut on the sides but sheet metal for the rest... most of the S-100 bus systems I used in the mid 80s were metal boxes, but that might have just been "because the IMSAI was".
(DIR) Post #AkHIiaf1AEGc3ToPTs by the_turtle@mastodon.sdf.org
2024-07-25T04:38:14Z
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@foone hoo-what? A sheetmetal case and frame were on everything. Needed it for shielding, and casting a weird piece of plastic thst big would have cost more and still would have needed coating for shielding.My KayPro-II was all metal. My Everex 286 was metal. My Xerox 16/8 was metal. The case on a Diablo 620 printer was a heavy aluminum casting.Later on, all the IBM PS/2 cases were metal. Compaqs and most clones were metal.Macs were plastic. Hence, expensive.
(DIR) Post #AkHIrNHSHQFTADymv2 by wrosecrans@mstdn.social
2024-07-25T04:38:57Z
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@foone I think S-100 and "business-y" micros were more likely to be metal. Home micros were the plastic ones.DEC, Cromemco, this thinghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MCM/70#:~:text=The%20MCM/70%2C%20manufactured%20by%20Micro%20Computer%20Machines%20in%20Kingston%2C%20was%20encased%20in%20a%20wedge%2Dshaped%20metal%20box all had metal products, just mostly forgotten because they were rare and expensive and un-nostalgic. The pro market competed with established metal cased minicomputers and pro electronics.
(DIR) Post #AkHJNn0c9r5IE3YijA by txgx42@mastodon.social
2024-07-25T04:45:39Z
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@foone Apple III had a pretty chunky cast aluminum chassis with plastic covers.
(DIR) Post #AkHK5qKZAWkxGmtiU4 by _tillwe_@mastodon.social
2024-07-25T04:53:42Z
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@foone The Olympia People CPM machine I grew up with in the 1980s also had a metal case.
(DIR) Post #AkHM3CdVyqXhUNd5c0 by christineburns@mastodon.green
2024-07-25T05:15:40Z
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@foone The ICL PC had a steel case
(DIR) Post #AkHMh35EuuLnRdb6kS by PJ_Evans@mas.to
2024-07-25T05:22:53Z
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@foone A lot of 80s PCs had metal cases. (Mine do, and they're much later.)
(DIR) Post #AkHMwOoqO2thCTFSMa by SvenGeier@mathstodon.xyz
2024-07-25T05:25:41Z
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@foone I don't remember the case of the CPU, but the πππ¦πππππ of the Sirius-1 was made of metal. Made an impression on teenage-me. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sirius_Systems_Technology
(DIR) Post #AkHPSUmJxvNSrEV64e by PeterSommerlad@mastodon.social
2024-07-25T05:53:44Z
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@foone I remember PC-like (MS-DOS, not clones) machines that were either metal (Sirius1, iirc) or mostly plastic (with some metal shielding): Apricot computer. I think the PS/2 were more plastic on the outside as well, but could remember wronglyafair all PC/XT/AT clones had metal casing. mine was a flip top for easy access to the peripherals
(DIR) Post #AkHTjEC1HbFe9rksKG by Nekoplanet@paquita.masto.host
2024-07-25T06:36:04Z
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@foone i think in general any micro that had internal expansion slots was made of metal, while all others used plastic. There were exceptions (apple for some reason loved plastic!).
(DIR) Post #AkHTzBR7IbySF5QOfI by foone@digipres.club
2024-07-25T06:38:07Z
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@voxel ouch!
(DIR) Post #AkHZpyTei7x5AYbWvw by fcarolo@noc.social
2024-07-25T07:49:45Z
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@foone well, the Apple III was the worst case (pun intended).
(DIR) Post #AkHe5CA6VtN3luyMF6 by phlash@mastodon.me.uk
2024-07-25T08:37:35Z
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@foone a couple more for your list: Research Machines 380Z and 480Z were in metal rackmount cases.
(DIR) Post #AkHgTVgzkcBlCe4xay by mrpjevans@mastodon.social
2024-07-25T09:04:19Z
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@foone The Acorn BBC Micro was a solid metal beast you could throw off a roof without damage.
(DIR) Post #AkI72Bj8ZUN2E0HG8O by f15sim@mastodon.social
2024-07-25T13:58:44Z
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@foone I had an MS-DOS (NOT IBM compatible!) machine called the Sumicom System 330 which had a low-profile metal case. It was an interesting machine - used a pair of TEAC 5.25", 320K drives. (MS-DOS 2.11)