5 Feb
2004
5 Feb
'04
4:48 p.m.
On Thu, 5 Feb 2004, Vintage Computer Festival wrote:
Another feature to look for that I don't know the
significance of but it
was important enough to IBM to give it an FRU (at least I am pretty sure
it has one) is a one-inch wide strip of black plastic about 14" wide that
fits over the vent holes at the front udnerside of the chassis. I would
imagine this was a later modification to correct airflow? Anyway, I don't
know how critical it is to have that strip (historically speaking) but I
know they're a pain in the ass because the adhesive fails over time and
they invariably end up falling off.
Ok, the number printed on a sticker affixed to the strip I have here is
5160-4025563. This would imply that it was for the PC/XT. The dimensions
of the strip are closer to 1" x 12".
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Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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