Xref: utzoo comp.misc:12009 comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc:8350 Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!usc!cs.utexas.edu!natinst!dell!chs!sauer From: sauer@chs.dell.com (Charlie Sauer) Newsgroups: comp.misc,comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc Subject: Re: Tower vs. Desktop Summary: some floor standing units have vertical cards... Message-ID: <1991Apr7.162437.25472@dell.dell.com> Date: 7 Apr 91 16:24:37 GMT References: <1991Apr2.180531.10930@hubcap.clemson.edu> <1991Apr5.181414.12603@infonode.ingr.com> Sender: @dell.dell.com Organization: Dell Computer Corporation Lines: 13 In article <1991Apr5.181414.12603@infonode.ingr.com> fordke@infonode.ingr.com (Keith Ford x8614) writes: >The thing I dislike about towers is that a 1/2 or 3/4 card will >have gravity pulling against the end that does not screen down. >Full sized cards don't have this problem. Some floor standing machines, e.g. Dell 425TE and 433TE, have the cards mounted vertically. In the 4XXTE's, this was done to allow easy access to the card connectors, which end up under a sliding cover on the top of the unit. But this also avoids the cited gravity effect. -- Charlie Sauer Dell Computer Corp. !'s:uunet!dell!sauer (512) 343-3310 9505 Arboretum Blvd @'s:sauer@dell.com Austin, TX 78759-7299