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A personal computer includes a housing to which decorative panels are removably attached. The housing is formed of metal and includes a removable top for exposing an interior chamber of the housing. Removably mounted in that chamber are two independently removable sub-chassis. Each sub-chassis forms

A personal computer includes a housing to which decorative panels are removably attached. The housing is formed of metal and includes a removable top for exposing an interior chamber of the housing. Removably mounted in that chamber are two independently removable sub-chassis. Each sub-chassis forms compartments and other mounting sites for receiving electrical components of the computer. The computer can be functionally reconfigured to a substantial extent by replacing or removing some of the electrical components horizontally from the housing, once the respective decorative panels have been removed. An aesthetic reconfiguring of the computer can be effected by replacing the exterior decorative panels with different decorative panels.

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A computer comprising: a housing including a plurality of metallic walls defining an enclosed chamber, two of said walls being removable to expose a top and a rear, respectively, of said chamber; a circuit board disposed in said chamber and removable horizontally through said rear of said chamber wh

A computer comprising: a housing including a plurality of metallic walls defining an enclosed chamber, two of said walls being removable to expose a top and a rear, respectively, of said chamber; a circuit board disposed in said chamber and removable horizontally through said rear of said chamber when said rear is exposed; a sub-chassis disposed in said chamber and being removable through said top of said chamber when said top is exposed, said sub-chassis including a pair of horizontally spaced connecting elements; first and second horizontally spaced functional components removably secured to respective ones of said connecting elements; and a third functional component disposed beneath said sub-chassis and being removable through said top of said chamber when said top is exposed and said sub-chassis is removed.