Supercharged, Customized, Amiga 1000 Premiere at AmiWest

[Rob]

Those boards look almost small enough to fit in a 3.5 drive bay.
That would be some idea for an Amithlon kit that you could fit into
and network with your existing Classic system.

Might be a bit messy round the front though.

[Argo]

Think they could squeeze an A1 motherborad in to an Amiga 1000 case?

[asian1]

Hi
Perhaps they use Advantech Biscuit PC board or similar boards from other vendors:

Biscuit PCs

Unfortunately Transmeta have "no competition" agreement with IBM, therefore they don't offer PowerPC code morphing. If they sell it perhaps it is possible to use Transmeta + Biscuit PC + A1000 for running Amiga OS 4!

[Bobsonsirjonny]

That wasn't enough - we put a massive 20gb hard drive inside to store your software and an ultra-slim CD drive inside to load your programs or play your music! You'll also find this Amiga has built-in stereo sound output as well.

Man, to take apart an origional machine - why not make replica cases - and engineer  the insides so thatyou can fit in a cheaper beefier machine? Still an A1 in a modrn interpretation of the A1000 case could be pretty cool :-)

[Fud]

Now that's an interesting concept.

[System]

what would have been better with the nes is to leave the rom connector in and attach a dumper to it for the emu + wire up its pad ports ..... I can remember a megadrive pc a bit like this , just not inside a megadrive case


-- WTF is stopping APUS booting ((

[jaokim]

what would have been better with the nes is to leave the rom connector in and attach a dumper to it for the emu + wire up its pad ports .....

Doesn't that just make it into a very expensive NES? :-P With less compatibility? :-P

[xeron]

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

Gaah! Its like pissing up the wall of a holy temple!

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

[redrumloa]

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.

[xeron]

Oh lighten up!

No. Why should I?

But let me guess, you don't own any A1000s right?

Not at the moment, but i'm skint. I do own  all this though.

The interest in A1000s is almost gone.

So? The interest in many old machines is "almost gone" as you say, but I still think its an awful thing to do to an A1000. Would you think it right to take the Mona Lisa, and airbrush a more modern girl onto it? 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?!

[redrumloa]

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

[xeron]

Yes well, I don't agree with you at all, so lets just leave it at that.

[boing]

"Cry for the children!  The children of the ages!"

 -Spock, mindmelded with the mother Horta
   "Devil in the Dark"

 I too would rather see them use lookalike cases rather than seperate Amiga internals from their rightful shells.  You have the case, so creation of a mold from it should make things a LOT cheaper.
 
 I hope somebody is saving all these functional and non-functional A1000 boards.  Someday there will be very few left.  And that's a crime against history.

 I for one would take an A1000 home anyday.

BTW I  do wish the new "Amiga" moboards would fit into the A1000 case.  Better still, the a600 or A1200.