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Re: The Daddy's Amiga
« Reply #29 from previous page: February 24, 2005, 12:32:02 PM »
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Yeeah if it were a pc, obviously you would think "seen that", but if they knew it was an Amiga (and they knew what an Amiga is) they would judge it differently


Even if it is an Amiga, people have seen things like the tower that is up for discussion before.

Most Amigas is towered these days, and most of them in customized PC towers. Does it make it a case mod???

Not that it matters anyways.
 

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Re: The Daddy's Amiga
« Reply #30 on: February 24, 2005, 03:47:58 PM »
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>Even if it is an Amiga, people have seen things like the tower that is up for discussion before.

I don't agree. Most of the people I showed the case to, friends, collegues and so on, at least those who knew what an Amiga looks like were surprized (nicely) to see the transformation. One collegue said:"NO {bleep}! that aint an Amiga!" so I started explaining what I did and how and then directed him to the website.

I agree that people have seen it before but that doesn't mean you can't have another shot at it and share the fruit of your work with other "supposedly" Amigans...

>Most Amigas is towered these days, and most of them in customized PC towers. Does it make it a case mod???

>So what? The fact that most Amigas are towered these days doesn't stop you from modding which I think comes from Modifying and from what I know even if you change just the colour of the switches or the front panel you have modded. It might not be EXTREME pc-like modding but you have still made an effort to make it look different hence it's modded.

>Not that it matters anyways.

It does in a sense as this is stopping people from posting stuff that might be interesting to other people. So in a way you are telling everyone NOT to bother if they have done something similar to their Amigas and consequently helping to put some "external" attention to the Amiga name as I have done through my website, only  because..."it's been done, oh I have already seen that!"

It is also good to share ideas with others and by the way IKIR if you can read this I have received your email and thanks for the compliments. I can't manage to reply through IBrowse so if you can contact Toaks he can give you my email.

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Re: The Daddy's Amiga
« Reply #31 on: February 24, 2005, 05:06:15 PM »
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I don't agree. Most of the people I showed the case to, friends, collegues and so on, at least those who knew what an Amiga looks like were surprized (nicely) to see the transformation. One collegue said:"NO {bleep}! that aint an Amiga!" so I started explaining what I did and how and then directed him to the website.


A lot of people has said that about my towers as well, it doesn't make me feel special.

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I agree that people have seen it before but that doesn't mean you can't have another shot at it and share the fruit of your work with other "supposedly" Amigans...


I have never said that people can't have a go at it. People are free to do what they like to do with their towers, paint, windows, led fans and what else that can be done.

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So in a way you are telling everyone NOT to bother if they have done something similar to their Amigas and consequently helping to put some "external" attention to the Amiga name as I have done through my website, only because..."it's been done, oh I have already seen that!"


If you see it like that, then you have misunderstood my meaning with the phrase. I asked if putting an Amiga in a customized PC tower could be seen as a mod. If it is a mod or not, THAT is what didn't matter anyways....

Personally I think it is great that people post their work; it gives inspiration to people that are thinking of doing the same, and helps people to avoid mistakes others migth have made.

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if you change just the colour of the switches or the front panel you have modded.


Different people have different opinions. I personally think a bit more has to be done to make it a mod, but I know some won't agree with me and that is the way the world works today.

 

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Re: The Daddy's Amiga
« Reply #32 on: February 24, 2005, 05:19:15 PM »
I don't really like towered 1200 computers. To me, a cool case mod might be to saw a hole in the top of a computer desk, then dremell into the bottom of the 1200, and install the ATX PS, the mediator, the PCI cards etc, in such a way as to make it look like you still simply have an unmoded 1200 sitting on your desktop, but the real machine is actually below the desk's top!  
 

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Re: The Daddy's Amiga
« Reply #33 on: February 24, 2005, 08:54:00 PM »
@doctorq

>A lot of people has said that about my towers as well, it doesn't make me feel special.

???Hey??? We are not looking to make us feel special, what are you talking about??

> I asked if putting an Amiga in a customized PC tower could be seen as a mod. If it is a mod or not, THAT is what didn't matter anyways....

I think it is a modded case, yes. First because we have transplanted the Amiga, second the original case was cut into pieces to get to the Amiga badge and third windows, leds, paint fan controller does make a case modded because it has been MODIFIED!

>Hey by definition anything modified is different from the original, a car with a tuned engine and some skirts and neons is a MODIFIED car I am afraid.
 

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Re: The Daddy's Amiga
« Reply #34 on: February 24, 2005, 09:56:43 PM »
Why dont you all open a new case scene you call amiga case hack .I dont see anny reason to go bananas and compare it with pc modders.Rememmber the thing that counts is if you like (what you have done) I am thinking of hosting a amiga hack site with pics off different projects .hard core desktops are the coolest tho thats my opinion .the main thing is to be creative and be proud off your project\case hack i dont see anything negative with creativity ..if you like it say so if you dont keep it to your self .. couse some persons tend to like what they have done and like to show it to others .THIS inspires people and i think nothing bad about this ..


I dont intend to go against anyone here, i meen people have their own oppinons about things and off course i have to respekt this ass should you all.

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Re: The Daddy's Amiga
« Reply #35 on: February 26, 2005, 07:29:31 AM »
Just a quickie...I have noticed this case on one of jope's links while re-browsing last night...

http://metku.net/modgallery/mods.php?area=99

The 7th from the top.

and I am pretty sure I have seen something similar, not as finished,  somewhere else...but I don't remember where...

;)

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