The main console unit consists of a 14 × 8 × 2 inch rectangular plastic case that houses the motherboard, with a cartridge slot on the right side and connectors for the external power supply and RF jack at the rear.

The units had a robust motherboard in a spacious case, reminiscent of the BBC Micro, and so were more tolerant of home-modification than some of their contemporaries, which often had their components crammed into the smallest possible space.

In the case of CPUs in BGA packages, such as the VIA C3, the CPU is directly soldered to the motherboard.

For example, an ATX case will usually accommodate a microATX motherboard.

To avoid excessive flexing of the motherboard during this action the chassis and motherboard had to be designed with good, relatively closely spaced supports for the motherboard, which was not always the case, and the person inserting the board had to distribute the downward force evenly across its top edge.

Other than the built-in cassette and video ports, the only provided means of expansion was a slot opening at the rear of the case, which exposed an expansion bus edge connector on the motherboard.

One of the most common modifications by hobbyist users was to move the motherboard into a larger case, with a full-size keyboard.

Called " PLUS cards ", their connector design allowed them to be smaller ( and cheaper ) than standard ISA cards and to stack, rather than connecting to separate motherboard connectors ; both of these aspects of the design saved space and allowed up to three cards to be installed in a small card compartment of the compact integrated system case.

Aside from having a redesigned case and a more integrated motherboard, the SL and TL each offered improved video hardware capable of graphics, on-board Hercules Graphics Card compatible monochrome video offering resolution, and an improved sound circuit featuring an 8-bit mono DAC / ADC.

End-users could readily upgrade peripherals and, to some degree, processor and memory without modifying the computer's motherboard or replacing the whole computer, as was the case with many of the microcomputers of the time.

Furthermore, in the case of the iMac line since 2002, the CPU and other internal hardware units are, more or less, permanently attached to the motherboard due to space constraints.

According to the most technical definition, the only pieces of a computer NOT considered to be peripherals are the central processing unit, power supply, motherboard, and computer case.

A600 with part of the case removed showing the motherboard and floppy disk drive.

Users would bring their Apple IIe machines into an authorized Apple dealership, where the IIe motherboard and lower baseboard of the case were swapped for an Apple II motherboard with a new baseboard ( with matching cut-outs for the new built-in ports ).

The upgrade cost US $ 500, plus the trade-in of the user's existing Apple IIe motherboard and baseplate ( and in some cases, the upper half of the IIe case itself for very early Apple IIe units which couldn't accommodate the new baseplate ).

Depending on the form factor of the motherboard and case, around one to seven expansion cards can be added to a computer system.

In the case of expansion of on-board capability, a motherboard may provide a single serial RS232 port or Ethernet port.

An upgrade kit was offered for the earlier Macintosh 128K and Macintosh 512K / enhanced, which included a new motherboard, floppy disk drive and rear case.

The signatures of the product design team can be seen in the molded plastic of the case if one removes the motherboard.

Some motherboard manufacturers have replaced these fans by incorporating large heatsinks or heatpipe coolers, however they still require good case airflow to remove heat.

Users would bring their Apple IIe machines into an authorized Apple dealership, where the IIe motherboard and lower baseboard of the case were swapped for an Apple IIGS motherboard with a new baseboard ( with matching cut-outs for the new built-in ports ).

Although biopsies have shown structural changes in some of the reported cases of steroid-induced weakness, this case provides the only example known to us in which necropsy afforded the opportunity for extensive study of multiple muscle groups.

The Act overturns a 1999 U. S. Supreme Court case that held that an employee was not disabled if the impairment could be corrected by mitigating measures ; it specifically provides that such impairment must be determined without considering such ameliorative measures.

A metal case holds an integral primer to initiate the propellant and provides the gas seal to prevent the gases leaking out of the breech, this is called obturation.

Nonetheless, as a practical matter, no civil law legislature can ever address the full spectrum of factual possibilities in the breadth, depth and detail of the case law of the common law courts of even a smaller jurisdiction, and that deeper, more complete body of law provides additional predictability that promotes commerce.

Two 2008 case studies show that the layout of a system provides a strong correlation to the ease of use for a system and that it proved more beneficial for the design to focus on presenting information in a way that reflected the most important goals and tasks of the user, rather than the structure of the organization.

Severin also provides evidence in his book that another publicised case of a real-life marooned Miskito Central American man named only as Will may have caught Defoe's attention, inspiring the depiction of Man Friday in his novel.

The determinant provides important information when the matrix is that of the coefficients of a system of linear equations, or when it corresponds to a linear transformation of a vector space: in the first case the system has a unique solution if and only if the determinant is nonzero, while in the second case that same condition means that the transformation has an inverse operation.

The article also provides the right to be informed in a language one understands of the reasons for the arrest and any charge against them, the right of prompt access to judicial proceedings to determine the legality of one's arrest or detention and to trial within a reasonable time or release pending trial, and the right to compensation in the case of arrest or detention in violation of this article.

This use of specialized handloading techniques often provides significant cost savings, especially in the case where a hunter in a family already has a full-power rifle and a new hunter in the family wishes to learn the sport.

TERMINATION OF MANDATE, PARTITION AND INDEPENDENCE: Clause 3. provides :- Independent Arab and Jewish States and the Special International Regime for the City of Jerusalem, ..., shall come into existence in Palestine two months after the evacuation of the armed forces of the mandatory Power has been completed but in any case not later than 1 October 1948.

For instance, in the case of light trespass by white strobe lighting from communication towers in excess of FAA minimum lighting requirements the Federal Communications Commission maintains an Antenna Structure Registration database information which citizens may use to identify offending structures and provides a mechanism for processing consumer inquiries and complaints.

Taking cosmic inflation as a popular case in point, George Ellis provides a balanced criticism of not only the science, but as he suggests, the scientific philosophy, by which multiverse theories are generally substantiated.

The faction led by Brezhnev provides a good case study of patron – client relations in the Soviet system.

The Charter provides that, in case of doubt, it is for the Court itself to decide whether it has jurisdiction, and that each member of the United Nations undertakes to comply with the decision of the Court.

According to Presbyterian and Reformed Christians, this theological framework is important to the Biblical case for infant baptism because it provides a reason for thinking there is strong continuity between the Old and New Testaments.

Sorting algorithms are prevalent in introductory computer science classes, where the abundance of algorithms for the problem provides a gentle introduction to a variety of core algorithm concepts, such as big O notation, divide and conquer algorithms, data structures, randomized algorithms, best, worst and average case analysis, time-space tradeoffs, and upper and lower bounds.

The specific case of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre provides support for this argument: three men are killed in quick fashion, but one woman is brutally slaughtered — hung on a meathook — and the surviving woman endures physical and mental torture.

The tort of negligence provides a cause of action leading to damages, or to relief, in each case designed to protect legal rights, including those of personal safety, property, and, in some cases, intangible economic interests.

Therefore the first four chapters lay out his case that selection in nature, caused by the struggle for existence, is analogous to the selection of variations under domestication, and that the accumulation of adaptive variations provides a scientifically testable mechanism for evolutionary speciation.

Section Three of Article I is one of a handful of clauses on which Article Five places special restrictions to be amended ; in this case, Article Five provides that " no State, without its Consent, shall be deprived of its equal Suffrage in the Senate.

Furthermore, the Amendment provides that the President, or the Vice President and Cabinet, can declare the President unable to discharge his duties, in which case the Vice President becomes Acting President.

It provides that state courts are bound by the supreme law ; in case of conflict between federal and state law, the federal law must be applied.

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