In computing, a pizza box is a style of case for computers. It tends to be very thin, normally 1U to 2U in height, and wide and flat. The result is a case that looks like the boxes used to deliver pizza, thus the name. Originally, the word computing was synonymous with counting and calculating, and a computer was a person who computes. ... A tower case featuring a modern design. ... The tower of a personal computer (specifically a Power Mac G5). ... (Redirected from 19 inch rack) Equipment mounted in several 19-inch racks A 19-inch rack is a standardized (EIA 310-D, IEC 60297 DIN 41494 SC48D) system for mounting various electronic modules in a stack, or rack. ... Pepperoni is one of the most popular toppings on American pizzas. ...

The first computers generally referred to as pizza box machines were early Sun Microsystems desktop workstations. Other famous examples include the SGI Indy, NeXT Computer NeXTstation, and Apple Computer's Macintosh LC. Sun Microsystems is a computer, semiconductor and software manufacturer headquartered in Santa Clara, California, in Silicon Valley. ... A computer workstation, often colloquially referred to as workstation, is a high-end general-purpose microcomputer designed to be used by one person at a time and which offers higher performance than normally found in a personal computer, especially with respect to graphics, processing power and the ability to carry... Overview The Indy was the fruit of SGIs effort to muscle into the market for desktop publishing, low-end CAD, and multimedia. ... The NeXT logo, designed by Paul Rand. ... Apple Computer, Inc. ... The Macintosh LC is a model of Macintosh computer manufactured by Apple Computer. ...

The pizza box style has since fallen from use in desktop computers, as standards have forced the tower and minitower designs into the fore. However, the fact that pizza boxes can be neatly stacked on a rack has made them the most popular casing for the powerful computers typically deployed in data centers. The Mac mini, a small fully featured desktop computer weighing only 2. ... A data center is a facility used for housing a large amount of electronic equipment, typically computers and communications equipment. ...

Notes

There has been at least one case where a personal computer has actually been built in a real, cardboard pizza box.

See also

• Rack-mount server

External links

• Picture of a Sun Ultra 1 with a "pizza box" case (http://johansz.free.fr/images/sun/ultra1-11sm.jpg)