chopped amigas

[Will-i-am]

Say listen up... I have been getting ready for winter, setting up new projects that can take place in the warm house... we live in Upstate NY.... I got the idea of putting one of my 'spare' Amigas into this old radio I bought. It's a 1940's style wooden case with a big round dial and those bakelite knobs. I want to set up the computer inside in such a way as to use the power switch on the radio for the power switch on the miggy. I'm hoping to devise a nice period looking wooden frame for an LCD screen... round off the edges, stain the same as the radio case....Make it look like a Buck Rodgers thingy. I was wondering how many people here have done such a thing? It seems to me it would be fun to collect pics of serious modified Amigas, maybe publish a coffee table book of the results. I saw the one made from a microwave and the water cooled models are neat... It's just that the 'classic' Amiga is a lot like the old cars we used to chop in the 50's and 60's into street rods: seriously powerful and fun, but not sold on the regular market. Any interest in this concept?

[Will-i-am]

I have 3 A2000's and this spare A4000D so it should be fun. I got the idea years ago when in sculpture class some kid put a TV into a one eyed monster out of plaster and paper mache. I decided it looked too cheesy and started thinking about designing a latex pull-over cover that would make the Amiga look like a one eyed monster. But since I work in wood and ceramics I drifted into the modified wooden case concept. Just check out an Art Deco radio and you get my drift: nice lines, very sexy, maybe some chrome but subtle... doesn't that sound like an Amiga? Yeah, what the heck, lets build a big book on sexy Amigas and get people into designing new cases for old computers. Maybe we'll get on Good Morning America or something. woo woo

[Will-i-am]

Well, that's my point. Amiga hardware freaks are some of the craziest, talented people around! We should get some very nice machines in some very interesting cases. Might be fun, might be more fun than sliding in floppy after floppy trying to find one old game whose install disk is still readable now that the Beast boots....strange how many of my Wife's favorite games no longer play. The dumb ones boot right up. Time to add neon lights, chrome something or another and/or some fancy sounds.