Patent ID: 6741461
Filing Date: 2004-05-25
Classification: G06F,Y10T

Abstract:
A personal computer, comprising:a mainframe, said mainframe having a common rectangular shape, said mainframe further comprising: a motherboard mounted in said mainframe; a floppy disk board plugged into said motherboard; a hard drive coupled to said motherboard; one or more CD drives coupled to said motherboard; a power supply mounted in said mainframe, said power supply coupled to said motherboard; a plurality of peripheral component connectors mounted to the exterior of said mainframe, said connectors wired to said motherboard for connecting peripheral components to said computer; a power cord wired to said motherboard, said power cord being mechanically attached to said mainframe for strain relief; and a computer housing interface connector wired to said motherboard; a computer outer housing, said housing having a toy-like shape, said housing comprising: a plurality of user-interface computer control functions built into said housing, said functions being located on said housing such as to represent toy features; a mainframe interface connector located internal to said housing for connecting said housing to said computer mainframe; an access opening to peripheral component connectors on said mainframe; and a mechanical connecting means for fastening said housing to said computer mainframe.