Abstract: A connector system for a computer assembly is provided where the assembly includes a plurality of self-standing system frames with high density circuitry on support boards slidably mounted to the frames with the connectors facing a common face of the frames. The cabling between frames is provided by a self-standing cabling frame having connectors thereon arranged to correspond to the connectors on the plurality of systems frames and having alignment elements to align and fix the system frames and the cabling frames to provide simultaneous interconnection of the frames.

Abstract: A high density circuit computer assembly is provided by placing TCMs on a support board together with a printed circuit (PC) interconnect board, power supplies for TCMs to form a book package which, in turn, is slidably mounted on edge of the support board to a bookcase-like frame between shelves of the bookcase. The panel of connectors for the TCMs are placed on the support board at one end of the package to present a front connecting surface along the front face of the bookcase-like frame. A flexible multi-conductor board is coupled between the panel of connectors and the PC board. Multi-conductor cables extend along the front face and interconnect the connectors from one book package to another book package.