In that case, every singly bvanilla clone sold was in clear violation of FCC regulations. I'd be very surprised if "any" of the case imports advertized on the pages of Computer Shopper back in the day failed to have an FCC Class B certification label per import regulations or at least my limited understanding of them. Every computer sold in the US of A for home use has to meet and display Class A FCC approval.

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So... silly question, *is* the power supply in that thing original or did you add it?

If you look at the link I included to the FCC "Declaration of Conformity" it talks about how the FCC rules changed in the late 1990's to make life easier on clone builders. Roughly speaking the current rules sort of give bargain-basement cloners an out if they sell computers slapped together using individual certified parts. (If you google more about that you'll find some really brain-hurty stuff about the exact rules, the recommended labeling, etc, etc. Broadly speaking the rules could pretty much be interpreted as allowing you to stuff whatever you want in a case and power supply combination that at some point has been tested together.)

But to cut to the chase: If the power supply in that thing has the logo that came out with the current FCC rules (which took effect post-1998, I can't see the label clearly enough in your photo), "F" "C", and a smaller "C" nested in the first C surrounded by a box it almost absolutely post-dates the CHRP work you're trying to relate this to. If the case/PSU were sold as a unit that alone would be "just enough" to fly under the FCC's radar unless someone specifically reported the company's products as gross EMF polluters.