Wishing for mainboard with new component layout for A1200

[Protek]

Having read about Dennis' MiniMig and Georg's project, as well as the NatAmi, I've really began to hope that someone with skills and resources would redesign the A1200 mainboard with a component layout that would make it possible to create a pci or even agp busboard with single slot that would fit inside regular A1200 desktop case. In practise, the accelerator connector should be in upper left corner, leaving enough space for the backside connector leads. This way, there would hopefully be enough height for custom busboard and a graphics card fitted the same way as slimline CD-ROMs. The IDE connector and hard drive would reside under the trapdoor, providing easier access. Of course, there would be possibility to soup up the hardware but in the beginning, I think that reorganising the components would be enough.

[Protek]

On the other hand, it might make sense, if Georg's PCB design was adapted to A500. It's true that even those components are hard to come by but the design exists.

Having looked at an A1200 mobo (I know, I could've done that earlier), it doesn't help that much in fitting a PCI bus. As Piru stated, drivers would also be needed, unless existing busboard drivers can be used.

I suppose there's no hope of better WB graphics for us desktop A1200 users.