Re: Pre-Macintosh Apple Computers Stink Like Human Waste

[Steve Hix <sehix@NOSPAMspeakeasy.netINVALID>]

In article <120520061615077057%jgibson@mail.arc.nasa.gov>,
 Jim Gibson <jgibson@mail.arc.nasa.gov> wrote:

> In article <michelle-CFEA4D.15582412052006@news.west.cox.net>, Michelle
> Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> wrote:
> 
> > In article <1147473600.240529.61820@j33g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>,
> >  "Radium" <glucegen1@excite.com> wrote:
> > 
> > > > Because they didn't need fans.
> > > 
> > > Why didn't they?
> > 
> > Because they didn't get hot enough to require fans.  Convection cooling 
> > was enough.

Although adding some third-party cards, particularly video cards could 
make things marginal; which gave Kensington an opportunity for an add-on 
external fan that was actually useful. They also made one for the 
original Mac.
 
> > The original Macintosh 128K, the 512K, the Mac Plus, the Mac SE, and the 
> > 3G iMacs didn't have fans either.  If I recall correctly, neither did 
> > the G4 iMac, but I may be wrong about that.
> 
> The G4 Cube did not have a fan.

If you look inside, there is provision for one at the bottom of the 
machine; useful for someone upgrading the CPU and graphics on a Cube.