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Date:      Wed, 21 Jul 1999 11:16:59 -0700 (PDT)
From:      David Wolfskill <dhw@whistle.com>
To:        paul@geeky1.ebtech.net
Cc:        freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: First time for my own PC hardware
Message-ID:  <199907211816.LAA56487@pau-amma.whistle.com>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.3.96.990721135856.14161v-100000@geeky1.ebtech.net>

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>Date: Wed, 21 Jul 1999 14:02:11 -0400 (EDT)
>From: Paul Anderson <paul@geeky1.ebtech.net>

>Tell me, are the edges of the sheet-metal sharp?  If so, you got an
>el-cheapo case.  You're better off to buy a new case, and search for one
>with the least sharp edges.

Understood, and no; the "fit & finish" seemed reasonably good, and the
bays were fairly accessible.

>Now, for the standoffs with which to mount
>the motherboard, they should be inside the case you bought in a small
>plastic bag that's stuffed full of screws, standoffs, jumpers, etc.  If
>the ATX motherboard won't fit the ATX case, there's something seriously
>screwy going on.  TTYL!

(Was that a pun?  :-)

It's the cut-outs for the (serial, parallel, keyboard, & mouse)
connectors that didn't match up.

Thanks,
david
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David Wolfskill		dhw@whistle.com		UNIX System Administrator
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