I don't think it was either, really. Maybe both.

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Bowser — 4/28/2008 5:31:19 AM (archived)

One power supply running the hard drives, CD and floppy, another running the motherboard.

I had two small power supplies, one larger computer which I thought might be starved for power. So, give a fool enough different plugs and receptacles and sooner or later it's going to be well nigh irresistible.

(Car and Driver magazine years and years ago was reviewing a British car, I don't remember which one. The header was, "Give an Englishman a piece of sheet metal and he will do something stupid with it." Similar syndrome, I'm afraid.)

Arf

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External Power Supply (I might be a redneck) - RobVG - 4/28/2008 1:21:42 AM
- urban redneck - SDG - 4/28/2008 3:02:33 PM
  - Garbage PAIL PC's......... - carl - 4/28/2008 6:13:41 PM
- Whatever it takes - RNE - 4/28/2008 12:41:27 PM
- re: External Power Supply (you MUST be a GEEK) - nick hoffman - 4/28/2008 12:02:46 PM
- Sounds like a nice job of hardware hacking... - McFly - 4/28/2008 7:14:31 AM
- I've done that. - Bowser - 4/28/2008 2:21:41 AM
  - In series or in parallel? (n/t) - alcaray - 4/28/2008 5:12:49 AM
    - I don't think it was either, really. Maybe both. - Bowser - 4/28/2008 5:31:19 AM
  - :) "it seemed reasonable at the time" - RobVG - 4/28/2008 4:46:36 AM

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