The "Spartan Bluebird"
By Garry Buck, Tucson, Arizona
Posted on July 25, 2003
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After cutting an opening in the case for the drives, the next challenge was to mount the motherboard.

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Try as I might, I couldn't get it completely inside the case, so I extended the back of the case by 1 ½ inches. I like to have easy access to the cables, so I mounted the motherboard with the connectors facing up. All that remained at this point was to connect up the wires and turn it on.

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Fortunately nothing caught fire, and everything worked perfectly on the first attempt. I'm very pleased with the result, I have a computer that is unique, and it puts me in a good mood every time I look at it. It fits my personality perfectly: Retro-Geek!

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Garry Buck
Tucson, Arizona


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