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| Message-ID | <677d9482@news.ausics.net> (permalink) |
|---|---|
| From | not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) |
| Subject | Re: Glass or perspex sided computer cases |
| Newsgroups | aus.computers |
| References | <lu0nlfF9b3rU1@mid.individual.net> <677c48c3@news.ausics.net> <lu3tslFq9vmU1@mid.individual.net> |
| Date | 2025-01-08 06:54 +1000 |
| Organization | Ausics - https://newsgroups.ausics.net |
Mighty Mouse <"squeak!"@thecheesefactory.com> wrote: > Computer Nerd Kev wrote: >> Mighty Mouse <"squeak!"@thecheesefactory.com> wrote: >>> Many cases now have glass sides. but what about radiation from the >>> components inside? cases were all metal to shield radiation. >> Well the fronts always tended to be plastic, so a clear plastic (or >> I guess top-end models _might_ use glass) side isn't that much >> different for shielding. > > yes but there was/is usually a fair bit of metal behind it Depends. Some have a big gap at in the metal at the front. Particularly some horizontal desktop cases like of the 1990s Pentium 1 PC I'm posting from now. >> Laptops are already unshielded though (mine drowns out weak FM >> radio stations when it's running), and EM radiation from poorly >> shielded USB cables (and before that serial cables) are well >> known in the form of "mouse noise" picked up by PC speaker cables >> running nearby. >> >> The computer world is already a mess of EM noise, so I don't think >> clear case sides change much. Users could always fit some wire mesh >> inside the case window if concerned about it anyway. > > that would kinda defeat the purpose of a glass side Well it doesn't defeat the purpose of the window on microwaves. But the purpose of a window on the side of a PC is unclear anyway. >> I do quite like this approach to a clear PC case: >> https://hackaday.com/2019/06/10/somethings-fishy-about-this-computer/ >> > > eek! no thanks! Really? Oh well, tastes vary. If I was interested in liquid cooling I'd be quite tempted to try it. -- __ __ #_ < |\| |< _#
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Re: Glass sided computer cases not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2025-01-07 07:18 +1000
Re: Glass sided computer cases Keithr0 <nothing.to.see@here.com.au> - 2025-01-07 11:58 +1000
Re: Glass sided computer cases Mighty Mouse <"squeak!"@thecheesefactory.com> - 2025-01-07 16:57 +1100
Re: Glass or perspex sided computer cases Mighty Mouse <"squeak!"@thecheesefactory.com> - 2025-01-07 16:54 +1100
Re: Glass or perspex sided computer cases not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2025-01-08 06:54 +1000
Re: Glass or perspex sided computer cases MightyMouse <"squeak!"@thecheesefactory.com> - 2025-01-08 11:28 +1100
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Re: Glass or perspex sided computer cases Keithr0 <nothing.to.see@here.com.au> - 2025-01-08 13:38 +1000
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