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An automated system for facilitating creation of a compatible rack-mountable component personal computer. The system comprises: (1) data storage circuitry for containing a database of component data, the component data including a list of alternative computer components and a group of computer compo

An automated system for facilitating creation of a compatible rack-mountable component personal computer. The system comprises: (1) data storage circuitry for containing a database of component data, the component data including a list of alternative computer components and a group of computer component characteristics associated with each of the alternative computer components, (2) data display circuitry for displaying graphical representations, on an associated display device, of multiple portions of the component data to a user, (3) data input circuitry for accepting user selection data from the user, the user selection data including chosen ones of the list of alternative computer components, the user providing the user selection data by manipulating the graphical representations on the display device and (4) data processing circuitry for evaluating a compatibility of the chosen ones of the list of alternative computer components, the evaluating means employing the associated group of computer component characteristics to determine the compatibility, the chosen ones of the list of alternative computer components forming a portion of computer configuration data, the data display circuitry capable of displaying the computer configuration data to the user.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A system for assembling computer configuration data for a configured computer from component data and user selection data, said configuration data to be displayed on a display means, said system comprising:means for displaying on said display means multiple portions of sa

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A system for assembling computer configuration data for a configured computer from component data and user selection data, said configuration data to be displayed on a display means, said system comprising:means for displaying on said display means multiple portions of said component data to a user, said component data being displayed includes a list of alternative computer components and a group of computer component characteristics associated with each of said alternative computer components;means for accepting said user selection data from said user, said user selection data including chosen ones of said computer components from said list of alternative computer components being displayed on said display means;means for evaluating a compatibility among said chosen ones of said computer components from said list of alternative computer components, said evaluating means employing said associated group of computer component characteristics to determine said compatibility, said chosen ones of said computer components from said list of alternative computer components forming a portion of said computer configuration data;means for outputting said computer configuration data to said display means; andmeans for producing a graphical depiction of the configured computer as being configured by said user selection, said graphical depiction being displayed on said display means and provides an external appearance of the configured computer system, and as said user selection chooses one of said computer components from said list of alternative computer components, the graphical depiction of the external appearance of the configured computer displayed on said display means is updated to display graphical representations of the chosen computer component.