Classic Amiga Design Pet Hates

[gertsy]

Thought I'd post a new thread to celebrate my 500th anniversary.
There are many little "things" about classic Amiga's that p*** people off.
In the spirit of positive feedback: It's the way products become better: CIP.  Not that that will help with classics.  But:

Why on the A500, A600 and A1200 is there a lip on the back that makes it impossible to see the connectors from above....Grrr...?

Any other pet hates ?

[gertsy]

Arrh leaking batteries; the bane of the big box Amiga and the A501.  Pitty they never looked at replacable CR2032s. How many Amigas would that have saved??

This one's not so much Amiga but software that wouldnt use DF1 for a second diskette. Grrr x 2

[gertsy]

I think my biggest pet peeve is that every time an A3000(T) or A4000(T) comes up for sale I'm short on funds :lol:.

Honestly I think the biggest peeve is that my LED cluster on the A2000 doesn't sit flush with the front panel.

When you put the A2000 top on don't do up the side screws first. Check that the tab on the underside back of the cover isnt bent (common problem) straighten it out and fasten the back screw first.  That should make the led mount flush.  Then do the side screws.

[gertsy]

The 1200 trapdoor.

The amount of physical effort it's taken me to shove my Apollo 1240 in that is beyond belief. Even then, the trapdoor is so shallow that the 68040 fan doesn't fit in the keyboard slant - causing the whole card to poke of the trapdoor - and I've had to mount the Amiga on legs so that the card doesn't touch the desk.

Hmmm, Not a CBM problem I would hazard..
Other accelerators fit snug, but I supose the 040 & 060 chips take up much more space than CBM would have imagined.