Re: Apple II case preferences....

[mjmahon@aol.com (Michael J. Mahon)]

In article <3e8ad0a2_1@news.iprimus.com.au>, "Mark Cummings"
<NOTfigjams@primus.com.au> writes:

>I like the metal back on the IIe case for expansion, those V slots on the
>Apple II were cheap and nasty. I guess there wasn't a lot of thought put
>into the early cases. the strain pulling on the boards could potentially
>damage cards and connectors.

The metal backpanel with cutouts is certainly an improvement over
the V slots.  But when the ][ case was designed, it was a huge
improvement over an open breadboard with no case at all.  ;-)

And at that early date, no one was particularly concerned about
RFI, which is the real reason for the metal backpanel introduced
with the //e.  And strain relief was a non-problem for the dedicated
computer hobbyist, since all cables were very flexible and very slack.

-michael

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