In article <1147473600.240529.61820@j33g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>, "Radium" <glucegen1@excite.com> wrote: > Michelle Steiner wrote: > > > Because they didn't need fans. > > Why didn't they? Because the heat generated by the components used could be adequately cooled by convection. Simpler, fewer moving parts to fail, etc.