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PC tower cases by year

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Reply 241 of 251, by Many Bothans

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igtoth wrote on 2024-07-30, 19:04:
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Hello everybody, anyone know this one?

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Reply 242 of 251, by douglar

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Reply 243 of 251, by arncht

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I need some help. I have a full-sized Baby AT socket 4 board (Intel Hendrix). I tried to fit it into three or four typical Baby AT towers from the 1992-1994 era, but it was too big for them. Only a couple of millimeters were missing, but the drive section mostly hit the metal parts. Which cases from that time would be suitable for this board?

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Reply 244 of 251, by vintageGuy81

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If anyone knows where I can get the case shown on the Jan 1995 picture in the center (has the small smoked plastic rectangle that shows power, turbo and hdd LEDs), please let me know.

Or if anyone ever figured out a manufacturer name that would be helpful as well. I got a brand new one from a friend of the family when I was 8 years old and it was my first tower case. It has a lot of sentimental value and I'd love to have another one.

There is only one on eBay right now in the area and it's in rough shape.

Thanks for any information anyone could provide!

Reply 245 of 251, by arncht

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vintageGuy81 wrote on 2025-02-15, 23:58:
If anyone knows where I can get the case shown on the Jan 1995 picture in the center (has the small smoked plastic rectangle tha […]
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If anyone knows where I can get the case shown on the Jan 1995 picture in the center (has the small smoked plastic rectangle that shows power, turbo and hdd LEDs), please let me know.

Or if anyone ever figured out a manufacturer name that would be helpful as well. I got a brand new one from a friend of the family when I was 8 years old and it was my first tower case. It has a lot of sentimental value and I'd love to have another one.

There is only one on eBay right now in the area and it's in rough shape.

Thanks for any information anyone could provide!

These were unbranded, noname, elcheapo cases - popular oem cases, like the enlight was quite rare for smaller pc builders.

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Reply 246 of 251, by gnomek023

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Hello,

Is anyone able to identify the manufacturer of this type of case? (It was available as a mini, midi, and big tower).

I am looking for the front door for the Midi Tower or a complete case in one of these three versions.

Best regards.

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Reply 247 of 251, by arncht

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At that time, there were no branded manufacturers. It was very rare, and it was not advertised. For example, DTK used Enlight cases, but Enlight entered the market later, as most manufacturers did, like ASUS, MSI, and so on. They often manufactured for OEMs under the OEM's name.

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Reply 248 of 251, by zuldan

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Does anyone know what this case may be? It was my very first computer I owned in 1994 (not first used). It had a Pentium 66 and AWE32. I remember carting it around to so many LAN parties. I've never been able to find this desktop case. The built in speakers were very good.

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Reply 249 of 251, by Sev80

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Sev80 wrote on 2023-11-03, 20:52:
anyone know much about this case? This is taken from a video from Necroware. This looks to be the desktop version of the mini to […]
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anyone know much about this case? This is taken from a video from Necroware. This looks to be the desktop version of the mini tower case I had for my first PC. Unfortunately, my dad threw that machine away and since then I have spent forever looking for the same case. The case I had for my pc was from 1991/1992. I'm including a picture of the badge that was on my case. We bought that computer from a Taiwanese computer place in City of Industry, ca. It was called "golden everstar"

The mini tower had the same buttons, text, frequency display and etc. It also had the same step down design. The lights are identical to the one I had too, it must be the same manufacturer. Unfortunately you'd think i'd have a picture of my old case, but I dont. I saw this one in Nercroware's video and lit up because it looks to be the same design, just in desktop form.

I've never seen another like that case I had, not even a picture of it. I've scoured the internet and found nothing. I did find another case that had the same badge. Pic attached.

If anyone can help find who made it, another one like it, I'd be over the moon!

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Just checking in on trying to find this case. I'm specifically looking for the mini tower version of this desktop case.

I havent even been able to find a picture of the tower case after scouring computer mags on archive.org. The only thing I have is a pic of the desktop version of this case.

Reply 250 of 251, by Sev80

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mosquito_hunter wrote on 2024-02-12, 16:49:
Sev80 wrote on 2023-11-03, 20:52:
anyone know much about this case? This is taken from a video from Necroware. This looks to be the desktop version of the mini to […]
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anyone know much about this case? This is taken from a video from Necroware. This looks to be the desktop version of the mini tower case I had for my first PC. Unfortunately, my dad threw that machine away and since then I have spent forever looking for the same case. The case I had for my pc was from 1991/1992. I'm including a picture of the badge that was on my case. We bought that computer from a Taiwanese computer place in City of Industry, ca. It was called "golden everstar"

The mini tower had the same buttons, text, frequency display and etc. It also had the same step down design. The lights are identical to the one I had too, it must be the same manufacturer. Unfortunately you'd think i'd have a picture of my old case, but I dont. I saw this one in Nercroware's video and lit up because it looks to be the same design, just in desktop form.

I've never seen another like that case I had, not even a picture of it. I've scoured the internet and found nothing. I did find another case that had the same badge. Pic attached.

If anyone can help find who made it, another one like it, I'd be over the moon!

Hi there, is this the case you've been looking for?
https://www.ebay.com/itm/256100614005?_trkpar … %3Avlp_homepage

DARN IT! I missed this! The listing isnt there any more so I can't tell if this was it or not. sigh.

Reply 251 of 251, by appiah4

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I have yet to see a photo of my first PC case anywhere on the net, and was wondering if anyone knows what I'm talking about.

Beige AT full tower with a beige front door that closes to hide the 5.25 and 3.5 drive bays. I can not recall whether it had a speed display, but it may not have had one. I don't remember ever setting it, or having it changed when I upgraded from a 486-33 to a DX4-100. Year was 1993.