Xref: utzoo comp.misc:11977 comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc:8288 Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!usc!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!lll-winken!iggy.GW.Vitalink.COM!pacbell.com!att!cbnewsj!jwi From: jwi@cbnewsj.att.com (Jim Winer @ AT&T, Middletown, NJ) Newsgroups: comp.misc,comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc Subject: Re: Tower vs. Desktop Summary: Tower on Desktop Message-ID: <1991Apr5.155754.5121@cbnewsj.att.com> Date: 5 Apr 91 15:57:54 GMT References: <1991Apr2.180531.10930@hubcap.clemson.edu> Distribution: usa Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories Lines: 27 | Chris Behrens writes: | | Given the choice, which would you prefer and why ??? | 1) Desktop case ON the desktop (under monitor or beside it) | 2) Desktop case on its side (on the floor, shelf, etc.) | 3) Tower on the floor (Where else would a tower go ?) | Christopher Brewster | | On a related subject, opinions about standard big box vs. slimline? Does a | slimline greatly decrease the amount of extra hardware you can add? How about a tower on the desktop right next to the 20" monitor. On a related subject, some slimlines will hold 3 long cards, others 3 long plus 2 short cards. Most regular size will hold at least 6 or 8 cards. On the other hand, most slimilines have VGA and IDE controllers on the motherboard so that you don't have to use two slots for them. Jim Winer -- jwi@mtfme.att.com -- Opinions not represent employer. ------------------------------------------------------------------ "The change (due to distance from the center of the earth) in the acceleration due to gravity is trivial for dropping cats from high buildings or airplanes, but must be taken into account when launching them from satellites or far planets." Bill Schulz