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Patricia Anne writes:

>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.


You're right that I was speaking of the "generic" PC motherboard..
there always will be special cases that don't fit that generic category
though.. the two you mentioned are good examples.  (Zenith is a good
example of something that doesn't fit ANY category..!)

Many of the "low profile" systems may also have problems with mounting
points and slot openings in the case.

The problem is, many of my postings are long enough as it is, without
going into all the details and exceptions for everything.. what I've been
trying to counter here is the general body of myths surrounding what
seems to be the typical Atari owner's knowledge of other computer
platforms.. the "everybody knows Brand X sucks bigtime" kind of myths..

OK, to restate the motherboard thing.. there IS standardization, and there
is in MOST cases an easy upgrade path.  Nearly ALL motherboards come with
CPU and BIOS chips.  There ARE some exceptions, but most PCs can be easily
and inexpensively upgraded, either by the user themselves, or by any service
technician without the need for physical modifications.

(Incidentally, the original IBM PC itself cannot be upgraded this way
because of the number and spacing of the slots.. I'm surprised no one
brought that up..   :)

The entire point, which seems to have been lost in all the shouting, is
that for most owners of PCs, there IS an easy, and inexpensive upgrade
path available, if they choose to take that route to greater speed or
computing power.

BobR