Supercharged, Customized, Amiga 1000 Premiere at AmiWest

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Hehe weird, this is the exact oposite of the project I've been meaning to do for years, an A1000 in a modern ATX tower with gfx card, sound card, 040(or 060) etc:-P

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quiet old days of the 80's

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IIRC the A1000 had a fan in the powersupply

Yes it does, but it's quiet.

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WHAT? A standard x86 motherboard in an A1000 case?  THIS IS SACRELIGE! Jay Minor is spinning in his grave!  

Oh lighten up! Very few people truly care about the A1000 anymore!(With the exception of me of course).

Know what I'd rather have? An A1000 in an A1000 case!

But let me guess, you don't own any A1000s right? The interest in A1000s is almost gone. Look on ebay, even crap Amigas like the A600 sell for more than an A1000. I even tried to give a few spare A1000s away for free once, I had no takers. I'd bet most A1000s are hitting the landfill these days :-x Me personally, I have 2 A1000s. If you really love the A1000, BUY ONE and preserve it. I'd bet they become pretty rare in 10 years time.

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No. Why should I?

Because using the case for something productive is better than throwing it in the garbage.

but I still think its an awful thing to do to an A1000

How do you know the A1k was even still functional?

Would you think it right to take the Mona Lisa, and airbrush a more modern girl onto it?

That's a silly analogy, there is only 1 mona lisa and it is priceless. There are tens of thousands of A1000s out there, most of them quickly making their way to a landfill :-x

Would you take a classic car, like an original E type Jag, and rip out the interior to put in the seats and dashboard from ford escort?!

No, but I'd take a 67 VW Beetle, rip out the 1.3 liter engine and cram in a 911 6 cylinder turbo engine:-D