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Title: Elbox ships D-BOX 1200
Post by: DJS on July 26, 2005, 12:49:58 PM: Elbox Computer is now shipping D-BOX 1200, the new tower system for Amiga 1200 computers.

Detailed photos of the D-BOX tower system have been published at
www.elbox.com/d-box_1200_photos.html (http://www.elbox.com/d-box_1200_photos.html) and at
www.elbox.com/d-box_1200_photos1.html (http://www.elbox.com/d-box_1200_photos1.html).
(http://www.elbox.com/products/extra_prod/d-box_1200_logo_s.jpg) (http://www.elbox.com/d-box_1200_photos.html)
D-BOX 1200 is designed for these Amiga 1200 users who want to upgrade their computers with the DRAGON 1200, a ColdFire-based accelerator card combined with the PCI/AGP Expansion busboard. D-BOX 1200 allows also using other busboards like Mediator PCI 1200 SX, Mediator PCI 1200 LT4, Mediator PCI 1200 LT2, Mediator PCI 1200 or G-REX 1200.

D-BOX 1200 features: (http://www.elbox.com/products/extra_prod/d-box_1200_back_s.jpg) (http://www.elbox.com/d-box_1200_photos.html)
* Tower case for Amiga 1200 computers
* 350W ATX power supply unit
* PC keyboard interface (optional)
* 4 bays for 5.25" drives
* (one CD drive bay cover included)
* 1 bay for the Amiga floppy disk drive
* (FDD front panel included)
* 5 internal bays for 3.5" hard disk drives
* 2 USB connectors on the front panel
* Chassis structure: steel
* Possible assembly of: (http://www.elbox.com/products/extra_prod/d-box_1200_drag_s.jpg) (http://www.elbox.com/d-box_1200_photos1.html)
- Dragon 1200
- Mediator 1200 SX
- Mediator 1200 LT4
- Mediator 1200
- Mediator 1200 LT2
- G-REX 1200
- A1200 with turbo card only
* Front panel:
- POWER button
- RESET button
- Green LED: power supply unit working
- Red LED: HDD working
* The case structure guarantees EMC electromagnetic noise shielding

For more information about the D-BOX 1200 tower system, visit the D-BOX 1200 website (http://www.elbox.com/products/d-box_1200.html).

To purchase D-BOX 1200 online visit
Elbox Online Store for European Union customers (http://www.eu-shop.elbox.com/cgibin/shop?info=120D12) or
Elbox Online Store for customers from other countries (http://www.shop.elbox.com/cgibin/shop?info=120D12).
Title: Re: Elbox ships D-BOX 1200
Post by: CodePoet on July 26, 2005, 01:15:00 PM: That is one slick looking case for the a1200! But... after seeing the install pics with (part of) the dragon in view, my attention was diverted the the dragon board - You can just make out a lattice micro on it :lol:

Looks like a very comfortable fit for the a1200 board and its expansions though, definately gonna get me one of these... I wonder how much shipping to Sydney, Australia will cost me :\

Great work yet again Elbox!
Title: Re: Elbox ships D-BOX 1200
Post by: Jose on July 26, 2005, 01:28:34 PM: Way cool. If I didn't have an A4000...
Title: Re: Elbox ships D-BOX 1200
Post by: c64_d0c on July 26, 2005, 01:51:21 PM: DRAGON IS ALIVE!!!! :-o
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Title: Re: Elbox ships D-BOX 1200
Post by: Skyrunner on July 26, 2005, 01:56:38 PM: This is probably the nicest A1200 tower I've ever seen. Really nice job. Elbox keeps going on and on with these things, which is rather impressive given that most other companies are dead. Of course Elbox is probably surviving because they've other activities as well - but hey, it's the result that counts!
Title: Re: Elbox ships D-BOX 1200
Post by: x56h34 on July 26, 2005, 02:00:54 PM: I agree. The tower is a noticeable step-up from their past towers (which were also pretty good, however this one is great).
Title: Re: Elbox ships D-BOX 1200
Post by: Linchpin on July 26, 2005, 03:53:45 PM: Very cool :)
Title: Re: Elbox ships D-BOX 1200
Post by: Methuselas on July 26, 2005, 07:45:55 PM: I admit, this tower looks wonderful.

I'd get one, if I still had a 1200, that is. ^_~
Title: Re: Elbox ships D-BOX 1200
Post by: Lurch on July 26, 2005, 08:40:04 PM: A shame this stuff isn't available in New Zealand. Even finding a good A4000 setup is impossible.
Title: Re: Elbox ships D-BOX 1200
Post by: Orjan on July 26, 2005, 09:00:53 PM: Is it just me, or does anyone else think it would have been better with the actual Dragon being released? :-D
Title: Re: Elbox ships D-BOX 1200
Post by: boing on July 26, 2005, 09:15:08 PM: I'm very encouraged by the ColdFire Dragon. I want to see some demos, some performance benchmarks and compatibility ratings. I for one am not willing to give up the features found in the AGA chipset that you don't find even in most 24 bit cards. If there was some way to marry the two-- even if it was the way the FireCracker card did, that would be a nice video "solution". OK, hack.
Title: Re: Elbox ships D-BOX 1200
Post by: Magic-Merl on July 26, 2005, 09:41:13 PM: erm.......what does the front of the tower look like?

There is only the smallest of images on the website.
Title: Re: Elbox ships D-BOX 1200
Post by: c64_d0c on July 26, 2005, 10:09:13 PM: Close-up of the DRAGON ColdFire CPU card,look HERE (http://ext.neostrada.pl/dragon/dragon_mcf-1536.jpg)

Close-up of the DRAGON ColdFire CPU card fitted in the CPU slot of the DRAGON 1200, look HERE (http://ext.neostrada.pl/dragon/dragon_42-1024.jpg)

Close-up of the DRAGON 1200 and a voodoo 3 AGP card, look HERE (http://www.elbox.com/products/extra_prod/d-box_drag_600.jpg)

Part of the DRAGON 1200, look HERE (http://ext.neostrada.pl/dragon/dragon_219-1536.jpg)

more news and info you find HERE (http://www.elbox.com/news_04_12_17.html)...
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Title: Re: Elbox ships D-BOX 1200
Post by: Kaminari on July 29, 2005, 12:57:29 AM: This is one beautiful and functional tower, I'd sure have loved to trash my Infinitiv and switch for that one. Too bad it's just too late and expensive.
Title: Re: Elbox ships D-BOX 1200
Post by: adonay on July 29, 2005, 03:38:45 PM: hehe i will order 2 today i just bought a mediator and cused them for not having a {bleep}ing tower in their online store hehe gues they made my day after all hehe
adonay
Title: Re: Elbox ships D-BOX 1200
Post by: K7HTH on July 31, 2005, 04:37:57 AM: I still believe in keeping Classic Amiga computers classic. I am building the opposite: gutting an abandoned A2000, install all PC components, plug in Catweasel MKIV, install AF6 and my Amiga system will rock any accelerated Amiga system for pennies on the dollar.