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You're doing it wrong, gotta build with stuff you love to hate, like PC Chips, Cyrix, SiS, so it stays alive to spite you.

Strong Aluminum cases.
Made with “Thick Aluminum”

Intel486dx33 wrote on 2021-08-15, 02:36:

Americans are larger than smaller europeans.

Not really: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Average_human_h … ight_by_country

Haven't we done this one before?

🤣 @ the relative lack of american brands. not even the relevant "Silicon Valley" ones made the list

Intel486dx33 wrote on 2021-08-15, 02:36:

Americans are fatter than smaller europeans.

There ya go. all fixed...

leileilol wrote on 2021-08-15, 04:05:

🤣 @ the relative lack of american brands. not even the relevant "Silicon Valley" ones made the list

They might not be made in America but these components are made for the North American market using imperial systems
Of measurement and built pretty tough to withstand abuse and rough treatment.

They work good and are dependable.
They pass the regression tests and meet expectation.

Boorgir

I do find the history of making or assembling electronics in America interesting, although I think that age had largely passed by the time we get into the 90s. There is definitely an American design aesthetic to some vintage computers, like the original IBM PCs and the atari products. When I think of American electronics though, I imagine old televisions and consumer appliances from companies like GE and the like. They definitely did make things sturdy back then.

Anyway, for me products that were sold in America don't strike me as any better built or more durable than products sold abroad, especially when all of them were largely assembled in Taiwan. You can probably source all American made computers from the 80's but I think it would be difficult to build a computer from all American sourced and manufactured parts much later than that.

Intel486dx33 wrote on 2021-08-15, 04:26:

They might not be made in America but these components are made for the North American market using imperial systems Of measure […]
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leileilol wrote on 2021-08-15, 04:05:

🤣 @ the relative lack of american brands. not even the relevant "Silicon Valley" ones made the list

They might not be made in America but these components are made for the North American market using imperial systems
Of measurement and built pretty tough to withstand abuse and rough treatment.

They work good and are dependable.
They pass the regression tests and meet expectation.

You obviously don't get around much do you?

The planet is a big place...........

IMHO, this sums it up quite nicely :

https://youtu.be/bifOI4MbHVU?t=4

Caluser2000 wrote on 2021-08-15, 04:22:

Intel486dx33 wrote on 2021-08-15, 02:36:

Americans are fatter than smaller europeans.

There ya go. all fixed...

Well, its not a secret that North American shoe and clothes sizes are larger than europeans.
Its not alway fatter but taller and bigger feet. And some times wider.

Intel486dx33 wrote on 2021-08-15, 05:00:

Well, its not a secret that North American shoe and clothes sizes are larger than europeans.
Its not alway fatter but taller and bigger feet. And some times wider.

In terms of average height, USA is below most European countries:

https://www.worlddata.info/average-bodyheight.php

It's just that the old shit is drying up, and people who are just trying to get into it are faced with rocket high prices for scarce parts at this point. I personally have more than a couple of builds that are not finished. And while I do have some of that rarer parts, I'm just trying to get them done this year and becasue its too much money now to be in this hobby unless you are building cheap boxes like the OP suggests. Or money grows on trees with you and you don't mind overpaying because it means nothing to you.

Even all of the remakes like dream blasters and new graphics cards and what not if it was 10 years ago no one would buy them becasue the real thing would of been cheaper. Which is one reason I haven't bought any of that stuff. You still might get lucky and get real stuff way cheaper than the remakes if your patient but that takes a lot of time which people don't have.

The writing was on the walls just a couple years ago, but the retro hobby is at the stage now, if you are just trying to get into it you are never going to experience a fraction of the stuff that people who got into it just 5 years ago will have unless you are willing to shell out massive amounts of cash and wait around a long time for parts.

Intel486dx33 wrote on 2021-08-15, 02:36:

Americans are larger than smaller europeans. Americans need a strong tough computer that can withstand a pounding
Of the switches, buttons, keyboard keys and can take a kick or two.

I kind of wonder who that's more offensive to, Americans or Europeans?

"Morbidly obese Hulk smash! Ghaah!"

🤣

Yeah, it’s almost certain that a gaming computer will break from abuse.
That is what PC gaming is all about.
Just like an Arcade console system. It does not last forever with out breaking.
I think they call it “Right to Repair”.
So you want a computer that will be easy to repair and use the most durable components available.

What on earth do you American's do to abuse your computers.....!?

I can understand a keyboard or a gamepad being broken when gaming, but a PC?

The blind generalisation about people's size in the opening post is honestly one of the dumbest things I've read recently.

And since when being big or not is supposed to justify mistreating your hardware?