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> It was great when LCDs came about. Once upon a time, I owned a 19" CRT that weighed less than a typical 17" CRT. Such good fortune. Still, I never did have

> It was great when LCDs came about. Once upon a time, I owned a 19" CRT that weighed less than a typical 17" CRT. Such good fortune. Still, I never did have the courage to carry my tower on one hip and my monitor on the other (and everything else in a backpack), so I guess it didn't really benefit me that much after all. > most lasted upwards of 12 hours. You're damn right. Imagine carting a CRT around and then only staying for half a day. Ha!

CableNinja 3y ago
I found these Coolermaster straps that enabled you to carry your CRT and tower with a handle. SO SO SO useful for lan parties.
- pluc 3y ago
  These case straps were common too!: https://imgur.com/j41ZhIn https://imgur.com/j41ZhIn
  - johnbellone 3y ago
    Pretty sure I still got that.
  - 3y350n1y 3y ago
    A lot of people also got into case modding and added physical LAN handles to their rigs (always called "The Beast"; along with Perspex and cathode tubes https://tinyurl.com/LANhandles https://tinyurl.com/LANhandles ). Good times :')
- JohnBooty 3y ago
  The relatively poor man's version: the indestructable yellow or blue IKEA bag I forget if they actually sold the blue ones back then. I remember taking a few yellow ones (that weren't supposed to leave the store)
  - raffraffraff 3y ago
    We didn't have IKEA in Ireland until 2007 (and that was Belfast, I didn't have one near me for another 2 years)... LONG after my LAN days were done.
    - JohnBooty 3y ago
      Ireland: land of the suspiciously (and accidentally) swole LAN partiers
  - BlueTemplar 3y ago
    Might as well get the metal trolley to go with that bag then. And their elastic band + hooks to hold stuff inside. I use these regularly for big groceries, even the bag itself lasts years when the usual flimsy mostly plastic trolleys tend to break after half a year.
thesnide 3y ago
Ah... the dilemma of which CRT to bring? - 'portable' old 14" for safety and ease of transport - 'shiny' new 19" for showoff and ease of gaming
- jon-wood 3y ago
  For years my monitor was a 22” Sony CRT which took two people to carry, which went with my to LAN parties. That thing was terrifying to carry down a flight of stairs.

CableNinja 3y ago

I found these Coolermaster straps that enabled you to carry your CRT and tower with a handle. SO SO SO useful for lan parties.

pluc 3y ago
These case straps were common too!: https://imgur.com/j41ZhIn https://imgur.com/j41ZhIn
- johnbellone 3y ago
  Pretty sure I still got that.
- 3y350n1y 3y ago
  A lot of people also got into case modding and added physical LAN handles to their rigs (always called "The Beast"; along with Perspex and cathode tubes https://tinyurl.com/LANhandles https://tinyurl.com/LANhandles ). Good times :')
JohnBooty 3y ago
The relatively poor man's version: the indestructable yellow or blue IKEA bag I forget if they actually sold the blue ones back then. I remember taking a few yellow ones (that weren't supposed to leave the store)
- raffraffraff 3y ago
  We didn't have IKEA in Ireland until 2007 (and that was Belfast, I didn't have one near me for another 2 years)... LONG after my LAN days were done.
  - JohnBooty 3y ago
    Ireland: land of the suspiciously (and accidentally) swole LAN partiers
- BlueTemplar 3y ago
  Might as well get the metal trolley to go with that bag then. And their elastic band + hooks to hold stuff inside. I use these regularly for big groceries, even the bag itself lasts years when the usual flimsy mostly plastic trolleys tend to break after half a year.

thesnide 3y ago

Ah... the dilemma of which CRT to bring? - 'portable' old 14" for safety and ease of transport - 'shiny' new 19" for showoff and ease of gaming

jon-wood 3y ago
For years my monitor was a 22” Sony CRT which took two people to carry, which went with my to LAN parties. That thing was terrifying to carry down a flight of stairs.