blgardne@suns.es.com@bambam.UUCP (Blaine Gardner) (08/29/90)
I'm looking for an old "luggable" style computer case, the kind that
the early Compaq/Osborne/Kaypro portables used. It needs to fit a 9" CRT
and a motherboard that's about 10 x 15 inches. A few years ago this
style of case was advertized a lot in Computer Shopper, but the
lightweight laptops seem to have killed the market for them.
The reason I want one of these antiques is I've got an Amiga 500
motherboard that is just begging to be turned into a Frankenstein
version of a portable Amiga.
Any pointers to a source of these cases, or an old computer with a good
case would be appreciated.
Blaine Gardner @ Evans & Sutherland 580 Arapeen Drive, SLC, Utah 84108
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DoD #0046 The Borg killed Laura Palmer!jma@beach.cis.ufl.edu (John 'Vlad' Adams) (09/03/90)
Well, I can't recommend a source, but I will say that the old Compaq XT portable makes an excellent transportable A500 case. My friend, John Preston, is the proud father of such a beast which consists of the base A500, the A501, a CSA Mega Midget Racer 030/882 at 33 MHz, a 32bit memory board populated with 2 megs of 80ns DRAM, a Maxtor 200 meg HD, and a Kronos 500 controller card. The only negative thing is the green screen since he hasn't found a nine-inch RGB crt. -- John M. Adams --**-- Professional Student on the six-year plan! /// Internet: jma@beach.cis.ufl.edu -or- vladimir@maple.circa.ufl.edu /// "We'll always be together, together in electric dreams" Tangerine Dream \\V// Cosysop of BBS:42; Amiga BBS FIDOnet 1:3612/42. 904-438-4803 (Florida) \X/
sparks@corpane.UUCP (John Sparks) (09/12/90)
jma@beach.cis.ufl.edu (John 'Vlad' Adams) writes: |Well, I can't recommend a source, but I will say that the old Compaq XT |portable makes an excellent transportable A500 case. My friend, |John Preston, is the proud father of such a beast which consists of |the base A500, the A501, a CSA Mega Midget Racer 030/882 at 33 MHz, |a 32bit memory board populated with 2 megs of 80ns DRAM, a Maxtor |200 meg HD, and a Kronos 500 controller card. The only negative |thing is the green screen since he hasn't found a nine-inch RGB crt. A 9" CRT? don't the old portable cases have 5" CRT's? anyway, If you did mean 9" RGB CRT, then I just wanted to say to go check out Sony. I believe they make a 9" version of one of their CPD series. -- John Sparks |D.I.S.K. Public Access Unix System| Multi-User Games, Email sparks@corpane.UUCP |PH: (502) 968-DISK 24Hrs/2400BPS | Usenet, Chatting, =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-|7 line Multi-User system. | Downloads & more. A door is what a dog is perpetually on the wrong side of----Ogden Nash