Speaking of details like case design, no it's not your imagination -at least as far as mass market products go.
The issue is that the hardware has cut-throat price-based competition right now. Since there is no "value" added by the case that gets used other than EMF shielding, the sole driving force for mass products is making the cheapest cases possible. This means: (1) Cheapest machining processes and materials (2) If all else is equal, *don't* retool for a new design (3) Make all of the external customizations simple ones that involve plastic wedges and paint. On top of that, the standard form factor for systems has changed only minimally since the 1980's - even the ATX and NLX type systems were basic knockoffs on the AT for some changes in power supply and motherboard standard components. This means there has been minimal motivation for a change. I'm just happy that (some) designs have changed to easily removable covers. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jonathan Morton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, 2002-05-20 14:53 Subject: RE: DSL charges based on monthly traffic > > > Dear Valued Member, > > > >Read "Revenue Stream" > > > >> To keep pace with our customers' evolving Internet usage needs, > >> Bell Canada, like all Internet service providers, must continually > >> invest in expanding and upgrading our network. > > > >However, upgrading and expanding is difficult and requires competent > >technical people, so instead, we're just going to impose silly limits and > >squeeze more money out of you. > > Quite. > > Is it just me, or are others noticing a general lack of innovation in > the computer industry? Yes, there are a few hotbeds, but there are > massive gaps - this is one of them, computer case design is another. > > I see a lot of "case mods" and a few cases "for overclockers", as > well as any number of CPU heatsink variations, but no cases that are > actually properly designed from the ground up. My 1993-built Quadra > 840 and my mother's 1998 B&W G3 are both far more advanced case > designs, than anything available to PC builders today. > > It's exactly this kind of thing that the now-defunct Cambridge Labs, > and others like them, would be likely to come up with. > > -- > -------------------------------------------------------------- > from: Jonathan "Chromatix" Morton > mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (not for attachments) > website: http://www.chromatix.uklinux.net/ > geekcode: GCS$/E dpu(!) s:- a21 C+++ UL++ P L+++ E W+ N- o? K? w--- O-- M++$ > V? PS PE- Y+ PGP++ t- 5- X- R !tv b++ DI+++ D G e+ h+ r++ y+(*) > tagline: The key to knowledge is not to rely on people to teach you it. > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the line: > 'unsubscribe vnc-list' in the message BODY > See also: http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/intouch.html > --------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the line: 'unsubscribe vnc-list' in the message BODY See also: http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/intouch.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------
