OOPs Again was Re: New here :-)

From: Lawrence Walker <lgwalker_at_look.ca>
Date: Thu Mar 8 18:19:14 2001

 Oops again. I'm embarassed. Never take it for granted that you
know your own equipment. After numerous years of banging my
knee on my PS/2 8580, Chad's msg. piqued me enough to actually
take off the side (and clean it at the same time). Sure enough it is
some sort of composite material, altho it must be close to the
weight of sheet metal. Ditto for the 8560. And of course the PCjr.
 Betrayed by IBM ;^ ( . And My spare 80 even has a crack in it's
side panel to prove it. Treachorous corporations !! Take that. Ouch.
The damn handle is indeed steel.

larry

>
>
> > Hello Edwin!
> >
> > "Edwin P. Groot" wrote:
> > >
> > > Welcome!
> > > Well Chad, it varies a lot who has what in their collection.
> > > Personally, I have micro collection like you do. There's not that
> > > much space in my 1 br apartment, and micros are what I grew up
> > > with. To me, 80's micros are /real/ computers.
> >
> > I have a 2 bedroom apt, that is way too full with computer "junk".
> > That is one of the reasons I want to..... what's a good word, maybe
> > refine?, my collocation.
> >
> > > I think your Model 80 is cool because this micro built like a
> > > tank and
> > > weighs a ton reminds me of what the IBM corporation is like. The
> > > way the insides are arranged is really Gothic.
> >
> > This has always been a mystery to me, since I bought mine. Everyone
> > always talks about how heavy, and "built like a tank" these
> > computers are. I don't think mine is that heavy, maybe because I
> > don't have dual full height drives? I was expecting the case to be
> > made from think steel, but mine is some sort of plastic
> > (composite?). That said, it is currently one of my favorite
> > computers :-)
> >
> > Chad Fernandez
> > Michigan, USA
> >
> Better check that model number again. The 386 8580's (and the
> less expensive 286 8560 look-a-like) are heavy-guage steel full-
> tower boxes with pull-out metal floor stand and a steel fold-up
> handle which must have been put on for weight-lifting exercise,
> since no normal strength person would carry it more than 20 yards
> without resting. Most 80s also came with 2 large ESDI HDs which must
> weigh between 10-15lbs. each and a 1/2 ht. 14.4 FDD.
> I have 2 of them and a 60 among my IBM collection.
> Hmm. In walking around clunking my IBMs, only my 8557 and
> 8590 came up non-metal. Even the PCjr, PS/1s and Ambra's were
> metal cased. I suspect you have an 8590 desktop which is a nice
> MCA machine with a SCSI bus.
>
> ciao larry
>
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