6 May
2012
6 May
'12
2:22 p.m.
On Sun, 6 May 2012, Chuck Guzis wrote:
That should be "except when they're
not". I've had a couple of PC
machines where an RS232 port was also on the front along with the USB
connector.
WHY is the keyboard (and mouse) connector on the BACK?
WHY was the power switch at the back? (I loved the PS/2 bellcrank linkage
to put a power switch at the front with a long rod to the back!)
When I set up the computer so that the connectors are where they belong, I
can't get at the floppy drives. (I'm also not sure why the hard drive(s)
needs to be at the front)
When thin (LCD?) TVs came out, howcome all of the ads showed them hanging
on the wall, but not having any of the requisite cables and accessory
items (such as VCR)? OB_CC: likewise the hemipherical Apple. It's not
such a "masterpiece of elegant design beauty" when you connect what is
needed.
Likewise, all of the iPOD ads always showed it being held at arms length
overhead. Won't it work in other positions?
If PADs are intended to be carried, howcome they don't have a handle, and
a cover for the delicate screen. 'Course, with a folding screen cover,
they now have the same form-factor as an ordinary clamshell.