Probably dumb question but... Why is the Arduino board shaped with the "bump out" on the end opposite the power and USB connector rather than simply rectangular?

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mellis May 12, 2009, 10:01am 4

I think it was the Spaniard that suggested the shape... (although I wasn't there at the time)

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