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Offline orangeTopic starter

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a1200 tower
« on: May 31, 2021, 08:10:37 PM »
I had put a1200 into big tower (for ppc cooling) , but that case takes a LOT of space.
I'd like to put it into smaller one, or even better, desktop.
Any reccomendations?
Thanks.
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Offline AndyFC

Re: a1200 tower
« Reply #1 on: June 01, 2021, 09:34:24 PM »
The A1200 has quite a wide mobo so I use a tall case especially as I used to have an Alfa Data cd controller in the pcmcia port so needed the height.

For standard ATX cases a short tower will take roughly as much floor space as a tall tower.

What else do you have connected that you need to accommodate?
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Re: a1200 tower
« Reply #2 on: June 02, 2021, 06:48:47 PM »
thanks.
I have a pcmcia ethernet card. iirc, amikit or someone used to sell 90deg adapter, but that would probably require too wide case then?
perhaps 180deg adapters exist. anyway those adapters aint cheap.

I also have bvision.
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Re: a1200 tower
« Reply #3 on: June 03, 2021, 11:10:12 PM »
 

Offline Gryfon

Re: a1200 tower
« Reply #4 on: June 04, 2021, 12:03:26 PM »
I wanted one of those Elbox towers for a long long while...
The Elbox website says it's discontinued BTW - does anyone know of any other vertical towers for 1200 motherboards which are still available?
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Re: a1200 tower
« Reply #5 on: June 04, 2021, 09:07:00 PM »
Hi

Are you local to sudbury suffolk area. I have the older style tower case by elbox for sale ifyour interested
 

Offline AndyFC

Re: a1200 tower
« Reply #6 on: June 04, 2021, 10:14:49 PM »
thanks.
I have a pcmcia ethernet card. iirc, amikit or someone used to sell 90deg adapter, but that would probably require too wide case then?
perhaps 180deg adapters exist. anyway those adapters aint cheap.

I also have bvision.

I don't know much about bvision but your comment about 180 degree adapters got me thinking...although expensive could two 90 degree adapters be connected to make a 180 degree one?
A1200 in DIY Tower. 3.2 ROMs (softkicking 3.2.2), OS 3.2.2 with ClassicWB, CF card, CD RW and IDE to SD adapter running off the internal IDE port (using the A4000 4-port IDE adapter from Amigakit), Pistorm 32 lite with Pi4/2GB/Emu68 or Blizzard 1230-IV, with 32MB 60ns RAM and 50MHz 68882 FPU. 3COM PCMCIA Network card running with Miami DX.
MorphOS on PowerMac G5 and ATI 9600 pro
 

Offline OldAmigan

Re: a1200 tower
« Reply #7 on: July 13, 2021, 04:13:21 PM »
Retro Ready One do sell the KA02 but theyy don't look as though they'll fit in a tower case. There is one on the market that looks as though it will fit, sits snugly to the side of the motherboard but can't remember who sells them
 

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Offline Gryfon

Re: a1200 tower
« Reply #9 on: July 14, 2021, 09:38:53 AM »
Thank you very much for the offer - I was more curious than in the market to buy one, but that's very kind of you to offer.

I have a Checkmate case ready to receive a 1200 motherboard.  I've slowly been buying everything I need and waiting for the final piece of the puzzle - I'm on the waiting list for a Vampire V2 1200 - before putting it all together.  This has just been converted to the waiting list for a V4 IceDrake, so the whole project will have to wait for those to be built and released first.
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