19 Aug
2014
19 Aug
'14
3:48 p.m.
The 5150 also had covers for unused drive bays, and filler brackets for
unused slots. Both of those are pretty common.
The TRS80 had a cover for each cable port. The only one of those that is
Actually, it awas _2_ covers. for each conencotr. One if you didn't use
it, one if you connected a cable there.
On the keyboard/CPU unit there was a little lift-up flap as standed. If
you conencted the EI, you ftted a different cover aorudn the cable ddge
conenctor, which jsut pushed on.
On the EI there were flat plates with ridges on the inside to fit onto
card deges thte were not used. And hoods to fit round the edge conenctors
on cables fo ones you did use.
Actually, I don't think they suppleid a blanking cover for the CPU cable
conencotr on the EI, since that _had_ to be used. So just the cable hood
there.
commonly still around is the one for the RS232 port.
In FPUIB last
I think I used all the cagles on my EI. If there was one I didn;'t use it
would ahve been the paralell printer port.
-tony