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TIL that tower PC cases became popular because of safety concerns. Apple worried that a new monitor in 1991 that weighs 80 pounds would crush computers under its weight. The Mac Quadra 700 and 900 announced at the same time thus have tower cases, to prevent users from putting the monitor on them.

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