Re: Altair 8800c build thread
Posted: August 13th, 2022, 8:01 pm
A few more pics:
As I mentioned earlier, I wasn't happy with the card guides from JM so I made new ones from the STL file linked in the previous post. Installing them requires 72 screws. I'm about 3/4 done with that in the photo below.
You can also see the stand-offs mounted in the chassis in the photo above. I put a standoff below each card slot, but I suppose a person could do every other one or maybe even fewer than that. But to me, the hardest part is drilling all the holes and getting them all aligned. I guess you could say I was "in for a penny, so I was in for a pound."
After I finished installing the card guides, I installed the motherboard:
As I mentioned earlier, I wasn't happy with the card guides from JM so I made new ones from the STL file linked in the previous post. Installing them requires 72 screws. I'm about 3/4 done with that in the photo below.
You can also see the stand-offs mounted in the chassis in the photo above. I put a standoff below each card slot, but I suppose a person could do every other one or maybe even fewer than that. But to me, the hardest part is drilling all the holes and getting them all aligned. I guess you could say I was "in for a penny, so I was in for a pound."
After I finished installing the card guides, I installed the motherboard: