metal shield

[sim085]

Hello, I always hear about how Commodore always wanted to reduce cost. I also see how many people remove the metal shield from their Amiga. So I wonder, why did Commodore put the shield in the Amiga? Wouldn't they have reduced costs if they removed the top one at least? Did all other Amiga competitors have the same thing?

[sim085]

But am I wrong, the A1000, A2000, A3000, etc don't have such shields...

Because, you see, cutting on the RF shielding, they would not have passed EMC (electro magnetic compliance). This would have cut costs, but also potential markets. And stupid as it may seem, Commodore really wanted to stay in the US market. Even if death came from that market, hilariously