A PC in a keyboard, like the A500, A1200

[ami500]

Meh.

I suppose it has it's use. Just like the VIA eden or a shuttle HTPC. But I prefer my laptop with the built in 14.1" Active TFT.

And any real modder out there could take a VIA eden and put it into an amiga housing anyway. I know I could if I had the time, money (to buy the VIA board), and a spare broken A500. But if noone else has done it yet though, I'd be surprised.

[ami500]

Jagabot wrote:

Kronos wrote:
YUK

I will never ever understand why people want to get one of the worst
unergonomic designs back to daily computing. The design that made
home-computers mere toys, compared to real computers ...

Simple, office space (desktop space). The design of this machine takes even less than if you used a notebook and plugged a real keyboard into it (so you can atually type on one).

I also will never understand why they stopped making slimline desktop cases (that fit under your monitor). They'd be perfect with today's integrated micro ATX motherboards and they'd take up zero desk (or floor) space because they'd fit under the monitor's footprint.

I dunno. Maybe the same size space taken if you use a TFT monitor with that computer.

Plus the laptop is fully portable. Stick in a wireless card and you can roam the entire building while still working. heh.

As for desktop cases, you can buy matx cases new still. Aopen makes them. Only bugger is finding half height decent video cards.

Or if you need a full sized ATX desktop case, they're easy enough to find 2nd hand. I have my server in one.

OR, you can buy a VIA Eden and a case for it which is even smaller still.