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In article <71394@cup.portal.com> Bob_BobR_Retelle@cup.portal.com writes:
>Hmm.. "Michael Smith"  (I think that must be his name) blathers
>about PCs.. 
> 
>Sheesh.. get a clue and join the "real world", Michael..
> 
>PC motherboards are ALL standard.. they ALL have their holes
>in the same places..  they ALL have their slots in the same
>places.

Bob, If you *believe* that, then you haven't ever opened one of the
silly things up.  If you don't believe it, then you're falsifying
information to try and win an argument, which seems to put you in the
position of the pot calling the kettle black with regards to several
other arguments you're involved in.

You CANNOT put the motherboard from a Northgate Slimline SL in the
case of an IBM XT.  The mounting points are not the same, the slot
positions are not the same.  In fact, very little is the same.  You
cannot put that motherboard in a full size AT case for the same
reason.  You cannot put it in a tower case for the same reason.

If you have done it, please send me pictures, and I will publicly
apologize for making a false claim.

Heck, do you actually believe that you could, say, slap any old
motherboard in the case of one of Zenith's new Z machines?  They're
non-standard as all get-out.  Do you really think that you can just
throw darts at a Computer Shopper to pick components and then assemble
those components into a working computer, EVERY TIME?

I understand some use of "poetic" license to make a point (about the
relative standardization of PC motherboard designs), but it seems
hypocritical for you to criticize people for making blanket statements
that aren't true and then do it yourself.