Great one! :lol: But the only point I was and have been making in reference to the X600 is that it nails introduction of the side mounted cooling fan to the timeline seven(?) years prior to the P4 thermal eruption event.
Granted, but developers of motherboards for a brand spanking new form factor reference design don't.
Having done a lot of custom sheet metal work of all sizes for many uses and having dissected a considerable number of computer cases to collect the more interesting bits of sheet metal work over the years, I beg to differ.
I'll ask middle little bro about the likely intentions of the designer of the sheet metal, construction techniques employed and probable production date of this case. He does exactly this kind of packaging design work for blade servers, switching and test equipment, etc. at Tekelec. Which is a major reason I couldn't resist bidding on the Chameleon Open LunchBox BEAST from Tekelec. [
] ]'>Actually, that's one of the clearest of indicators that this isn't a production case from a clone. Note the fact that there is no FCC classification for A or B use or residue from the removal of such anywhere on the case whatsoever. See the comparison picset below.
Sounds just like my Radius 81/110 which also has a cool card retention design. This is a VERY light weight, highly refined piece of sheet metal work with an ugly, utilitarian cover that came with a generic front bezel as documented in the removal diagram on the backplane, that being being one of the very few stickers on the case.
As I said, there are four of those holes on each side and the front of the case, it's not related to the finger hole at all.
Yep, I have several that I cycle through with regularity, cyclical mania and depression being a contributing factor that adds a bit of zest to my participation in each. [I ran across this great website the other day. It was made by this guy who works a landscaper in Utah, who one day was out collecting rocks to throw in gardens when he was suddenly struck by how a nearby boulder *totally* looked like a dragon skull. So now he's dedicated his life to the study of the giant dragons that lived in Utah that crystallized and turned into rocks half a billion years ago but left amazing mathematical clues that only he understands that proves that they're *not* just rocks, no matter what those nasty paleontologists who keep making fun of him say. Everybody needs a hobby.. . . and even better as an exercise in fantasy/imagination and curiosity! [] ]'>
] ]'> I need to document the interesting case features at the back of the case on top and bottom. They look lke a clever implementation of a quick-change racking clip system for the chassis in its Bare@$$ nekkid' configuration. Again one of several curiosities about this beast.Also take note of the sixty one bow-tie LED/Switch locations scattered punched all about about the front of the case and the four neat neatly spaced rectangular punches as well. Yet another curiosity the leads me to believe that this was a General Purpose/Specialty case and not a mass produced item.
I'll try to post the comparison pics of a pre-P4 bog standard Clone case I made up to point out the differences at lunch time. I'll document the "racking clip" features tonight as well.
Once again, my first thought was "PROTOTYPE!" when I found that Apple Logo simply because the case bore absolutely no resemblance to any Mac case I'd ever seen, especially the drive mounting plate I'd never before seen IRL or in documentation for the systems I've never owned that employed it.
late again! toodles!