80’s PCs Were Physical . IBM PC XT Weight Why was the original IBM PC so heavy: 🧱 1. Thick steel chassis (not plastic) - The XT used heavy-gauge steel panels and internal framing - Designed to survive shipping, stacking, and daily corporate abuse - Strength shielding = serious mass Modern PCs save weight with thin steel and plastic. The XT didn’t. 🔌 2. Massive linear-style power supply - Large transformer, heat sinks, and metal casing - Built for stability and longevity, not efficiency - Much
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80’s PCs Were Physical . IBM PC XT Weight Why was the original IBM PC so heavy: 🧱 1. Thick steel chassis (not plastic) - The XT used heavy-gauge steel panels and internal
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