Re: [LUG] Small desktop computers

[George Parker <georgeparker20@xxxxxxxxx>]

I'm a bit bemused about this thread. Especially about Neil thinking that 
a small box would look odd. There have been plenty of computers with 
plenty of oomph that don't have a box at all, the computing being in the 
monitor casing. And the only reason we have these whacking great boxes 
is so that we can play with their configuration, pick and mix and it 
will all go in. Lots of nice big mother boards with memory modules, 
Video cards with heat sinks, extra sockets, a whacking great PSU, a few 
5 1/4" drives and DVD R/W's and off course, lots of lovely cables.
But if you know what you want and it isn't state of the art, and you are 
using modern components you don't need all that. And it all slots 
together and takes apart, if needed, reasonably easily, much easier that 
a lot of lap tops. A 6"x6"x2" computer is a lot easier to work on than a 
mobile phone where you really do need Mr Meowski's teeny, teeny fingers.
I started in electronics before transistors when valves were king, 
things came in cabinets and if you poked around with your fingers you 
ended up flat on your back. I know which I prefer.

George


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