Glenside IDE Cartridge Case by NF6X

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This is a cartridge case for the Glenside IDE interface card, AKA "The Barge". The Glenside IDE interface card is an IDE/ATA hard drive adapter for the TRS-80 Color Computer. This printable case allows either a cable or CF adapter to be plugged into the IDE interface connector, and also allows access to the two optional "Y-cable" edge connectors. One of the edge connector openings can accept a full Color Computer cartridge such as a floppy disk controller, while the other opening can accept a small board such as an un-cased Program Pak board.
I designed the case to be screwed together with #4-20 x 3/8" Plastite screws, available from McMaster-Carr as part number 95893A215. The Glenside IDE card fits snugly into the bottom half of the case, and it may be necessary to file or trim some edges or corners of the card and/or case for a proper fit. I included a whole bunch of alignment pins which proved to be a bit problematic; I needed a fair amount of force to mate the case halves, and some of the pins broke off when I took the case back apart. I am including the .STP files in case anybody would like to modify the design. It took long enough to print that I do not feel motivated to modify the design further, since my printed case works well enough for my needs.
Print without support. Print bottom half with bottom surface against build platform, and print top half with top surface against build platform.
I've added an optional end support for this very long cartridge.