A1200 custom case with Mediator?

[MarkAshley]

I need to towerise my A1200. I say need to rather than want to, because currently my A1200 is propped up on a floppy disk box with the Blizzard hanging out the trapdoor because the SIMM is too big to put the cover back on  :-o

£140 for a D-BOX is really too much at the moment, so I am considering a custom case. I want to add a Mediator at some point, so am hoping for some advice on custom case jobs with the Mediator in mind. I've never seen the mediator board, so need some info on motherboard mounting and alignment, and how best to make sure the PCI slots line up.

Cheers
Mark

[MarkAshley]

vic20owner wrote:
Wow, I never wanted to towerize my 1200 but the prospect of having a Voodoo PCI card in there is exciting! How fast is a 256 color desktop with a PCI video card on an A1200 (say 50mhz 030)? Is it fast? Hmmmmmm!!!

I have no idea - but I'll be sure to let you know when I get it set up My Voodoo 3 3000 is on its way, so as soon as I can afford the tower and the mediator we're in business!

vic20owner wrote:
I wonder how difficult it would be to build a "mini" mediator which is just a small PCB and cables to connect a PCI video card and stuff it inside the original A1200 case?!

Hmmm I'm not sure it's as simple as that. If a PCI bus can be home made, why am I considering spending £110 on a Mediator?  :-)

Even so, a desktop A1200 with a VGA out would be cool!

[MarkAshley]

Thanks for the link Keropi. Looks like I will need the Mediator before I build the tower so I can make sure it all lines up properly. Looks too fiddly for me - think I'll just wait until I can afford the D-BOX  :roll:

[MarkAshley]

Stop it, you're making me want it now. Don't make me use my overdraft. I'll do it you know, just watch me.