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.
 >
 > 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.

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