First post, by treeman
I had one of these long time ago, wodnering if anybody can help identify it, I am afraid its most likely some generic case but though ill give it a shot
I had one of these long time ago, wodnering if anybody can help identify it, I am afraid its most likely some generic case but though ill give it a shot
Looks like it's a generic clone of the Packard Bell Legend line of PCs, or at least took inspiration from them (or PB ripped them off, who knows 🤣)
While it's blurry that logo looks distinctive. Knowing where it was bought would help.
I'd search for computer ads from about 1988 to 1992 for logos to see if one kind of matches. The three angled buttons is probably a later case and probably not a major brand like Gateway, Dell, or Everex.
Search engines are useless for things like this, they're too dumb. So I'd go to archive.org's computer magazine archive and look at those years, skimming ads looking for logos.
https://archive.org/details/computermagazines
I'd start with PC Magazine and Byte.
If it's one of the smaller sellers, it might be very hard to get hold of one, most of them went to shredders or landfills. That case was probably used by more than one seller, and a better picture of one might help you find one (though often it's impossible to find out who made it, it might be possible to find one like it).
It might even be some local computer store's brand, and even harder to find.
It's probably early 90s from the compact case, 15+" monitor, and black and chrome speakers.
*Too* *many* *things*!
thanx for that, I will search archive and good idea about old computer adds.
The system was bought in Australia in 93~94 from some small computer shop, came with a 386 dx40 4 ram etc
I still have the board and use in a different case
Oh man, Australia. I bet it's a no-name Chinese or more likely Taiwanese case. I think I have seen one like it for sale, but they're like hen's teeth. Your best bet is probably to keep an eye out anywhere vintage stuff is sold for pics of cases until you find the right one. Amibay, eBay, craigslist or whatever the local equivalent is.
I wish you luck in your journey and if I see one I'll try to remember this thread. I'm looking for AT desktop cases myself.
*Too* *many* *things*!
thank you, I knew slim chances but never know maybye would of got lucky and somebody had or seen one, will keep keeping my eyes open