19 Aug
2006
19 Aug
'06
11:20 a.m.
Hi,
This box has a little fold down door in the front
(below the half height CD-ROM/tape drive). It is the
size of a second half-height drive bay. But, I'll
be damned if I can figure out why it's there!
Behind the door there is no way that anything *could*
be installed (even if the opening into the chassis
was NOT blocked).
Perhaps this cover assembly is used for some other
product(s) which *could* make use of the space behind it?
(obviously, this isn't a material question -- just
something trivial.... why go to the expense of putting
something there that *only* serves as a place to hide the
model number, etc.?)
Thanks,
--don
21 Aug
21 Aug
12:46 p.m.
My /700 has this too. I found it to be quite stupid.
-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org
[mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Don
Sent: Saturday, August 19, 2006 1:21 PM
To: Classic Computers
Subject: DEC 3000/400
Hi,
This box has a little fold down door in the front (below the
half height CD-ROM/tape drive). It is the size of a second
half-height drive bay. But, I'll be damned if I can figure
out why it's there!
Behind the door there is no way that anything *could* be
installed (even if the opening into the chassis was NOT blocked).
Perhaps this cover assembly is used for some other
product(s) which *could* make use of the space behind it?
(obviously, this isn't a material question -- just something
trivial.... why go to the expense of putting something there
that *only* serves as a place to hide the model number, etc.?)
Thanks,
--don
1:01 p.m.
Julian Wolfe wrote:
My /700 has this too. I found it to be quite stupid.
It obviously costs money (labor) to fit it. And, if they
had a universal case and wanted a "blank" there, they could
easily have fitted a *stationary* panel.
So, the *hinged* panel is doubly puzzling...
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org
> [mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Don
> Sent: Saturday, August 19, 2006 1:21 PM
> To: Classic Computers
> Subject: DEC 3000/400
>
> Hi,
>
> This box has a little fold down door in the front (below the
> half height CD-ROM/tape drive). It is the size of a second
> half-height drive bay. But, I'll be damned if I can figure
> out why it's there!
>
> Behind the door there is no way that anything *could* be
> installed (even if the opening into the chassis was NOT blocked).
>
> Perhaps this cover assembly is used for some other
> product(s) which *could* make use of the space behind it?
>
> (obviously, this isn't a material question -- just something
> trivial.... why go to the expense of putting something there
> that *only* serves as a place to hide the model number, etc.?)
2:25 p.m.
On 19/8/06 19:20, "Don" <THX1138 at dakotacom.net> wrote:
Hi,
This box has a little fold down door in the front
(below the half height CD-ROM/tape drive). It is the
size of a second half-height drive bay. But, I'll
be damned if I can figure out why it's there!
I've wondered that since we got our first machine in 1992, the 3000-500 has
one too. If you find out why it's there let us know :o)
--
Adrian/Witchy
Binary Dinosaurs creator/curator
Www.binarydinosaurs.co.uk - the UK's biggest private home computer
collection?
2:40 p.m.
On 8/21/2006 at 10:25 PM Adrian Graham wrote:
On 19/8/06 19:20, "Don" <THX1138 at
dakotacom.net> wrote:
has
This box has a little fold down door in the
front
(below the half height CD-ROM/tape drive). It is the
size of a second half-height drive bay. But, I'll
be damned if I can figure out why it's there!
I've wondered that since we got our first machine in 1992, the 3000-500 one too. If you find out why it's there let us know
:o)
Cup holder option?
:)
--Chuck
3:09 p.m.
On 21/8/06 22:40, "Chuck Guzis" <cclist at sydex.com> wrote:
On 8/21/2006 at 10:25 PM Adrian Graham wrote:
Only if you support the flap at 90 degrees with the specially sized lolly
sticks (DEC PN 54-78425-01) ;op
Seeing Julian's post about the 3000-700 makes me wonder if I meant that
instead of the 3000-500....googling tells me I'm thinking of the 3000-900,
the big tower version of the 3000 series.
--
Adrian/Witchy
Binary Dinosaurs creator/curator
Www.binarydinosaurs.co.uk - the UK's biggest private home computer
collection?
On 19/8/06 19:20, "Don" <THX1138 at
dakotacom.net> wrote:
has
This box has a little fold down door in the
front
(below the half height CD-ROM/tape drive). It is the
size of a second half-height drive bay. But, I'll
be damned if I can figure out why it's there!
I've wondered that since we got our first machine in 1992, the 3000-500 one too. If you find out why it's there let
us know :o)
Cup holder option?
:)
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