Subj : No Agenda Podcast
To : Moondog
From : MRO
Date : Wed Sep 28 2022 04:18 pm
Re: No Agenda Podcast
By: Moondog to MRO on Wed Sep 28 2022 08:29 am
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> The tool free design was a good idea, but standardizing screw head sizes and
> trying to keep screws a standard size was a better idea. Some cases had a
> combination of both flat head and phillips head screws, while Compaq was one
> of the first companies to move to star/ torx screws to keep knuckleheads
> with butter knives out of their cases.
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> Another source of the comlaint was from mainframe techs who were being
> forced into working on desktops. The were used to working in more spacious
> chassis, and it didn't require tearing half the system apart to pull a hard
> drive. Retaining trays held in by one or two screws shaved time off of
> replacing parts.
oh i never saw torx screws in a computer case. i have seen all kinds of weird shit. i saw one case where you had to stick your hand in the front real deep and hit a release after you pulled off the exterior case.
i have seen gigantic harddrives and huge fans. engineers took quit some time to set standards on everything.
