No tower for me :-(

[x56h34]

Some pics would be nice. :-)

But how do you make the insides secure? I ####ume you'd still have to drill some holes in the plastic, etc.

Ooooh here it is (looks through LEGO catalog).



LEGO Amiga Tower Case, ages 4-11

[Cyberus]

see here Pretty cool eh!

warning..it took about 5 mins (literally!) to load the page with my 56k connection (although I had D/Ls going in the background

[Stew]

 The wierdest case I ever saw was one made of expanding foam. The guy sprayed foam around his componets. Made a big mound looking thing. Had tunnels for cooling. Don't know how he would ever service anything, but I bet it was quiet.

Stew

[x56h34]

Cyberus wrote:
see here Pretty cool eh!

Wow, amazing.
He's even got the little lego guys inside looking through the windows.  :-D

[xyth]

I've checked out a bunch of amiga dealers in Aussie but none seem to deal with towers.

I really want to get the Mirage/Mediator combo because then I can get cheap as dirt PC graphics cards and the like, and I won't have to worry about extravagent shipping costs for custom Amiga hardware again.

The problem with going through a retailer is that I'll have to pay retail markups as well as shipping, which I imagine will add up to about the same as buying direct from Elbox anyway.

To be honest I think I'm going to have to give up on the idea of ever getting a tower or a  mediator.  I just can't justify spending that amount of money merely making my system more expandable, when I could get an entirely new PC for almost half that.  Not that I ever will.

So I'll never know the joy of having a graphics card...

Oh well, maybe something will come up on Aussie or Kiwi EBay.

[Damion]

I think "Anything Amiga" in Australia had towers,
may want to check with them. You could also
build a better one yourself, costs less money
but requires a little skill/patience. The most
difficult part would probably be creating the
backplate, but with some good measurements and
a template you should be set. Plus there are
some full-size server towers out there that
look much better than Elbox towers.

The best one IMO was the RBM tower...too bad
they're nowhere to be found.

 

[Ellis]

I have the older power tower for the 4000 desk top and it's a piece of junk. Yeah, it works fine but not worth what I paid for it. Nice being able to exspand with the elbox boards but you could just buy the bus board and Mediator for about the same price as the case ; then put it in a pc case.

I could be wrong about the Mirage case but if it's anything like the power tower ;you will be disappointed. Anyone out there have one of these towers?

Ellis    :-D

[The_Editor]

And I've been happy with my Eyetech EZ tower Mk (fucknows).

and as a boon... Y'cn put a pc MoBo in it AS  WELL !!

Mine is Siamesed together (Serial)

( Case Does weigh a tonne though)

[Steady]

@The_Editor:

How is it that you were able to get away woth your EZ Tower description, yet others are unable to even ####ume?  :-o

(maybe I'll get away with it...)

[vortexau]

-D- said;

I think "Anything Amiga" in Australia had towers,
may want to check with them. You could also
build a better one yourself . . . .

Indeed, Doug showed a Tower for A1200 mobos when he was in Brisbane earlier this month. He said he commissioned that design when he was dissapointed by UK designs.

It is also possible to use an AT Desktop case. Another Desktop option would be to fabricate a NEW upper section for the A1200 lower + mobo . . . be wild, use wood!

[DoomMaster]

To xyth:

Why not just sell your Amiga 1200 and then buy an Amiga 4000, like you should have done in the first place.  You can get Amiga 4000 computers now on eBay for less then $500.00.  The "big box" Amiga computers are much higher quality then the plastic cased, all in the keyboard models.  In fact, The Amiga 500, 600 and 1200 are the lowest quality of all the Amiga computers.  I think that you will be much happier with an Amiga 4000.  Just make sure that you get one without battery acid leakage corrosion on the motherboard.  Even an Amiga 2000 or 3000 is far better then the Amiga 1200.     :-P

[The_Editor]

Yes they DO appear on ebay ...

BUT

As Xyth has already stated ... He lives in the land of the haka ..  



And Shipping to NZ costs MORE than the computers worth !!

[DoomMaster]

Maybe he should concider moving to a different area of our planet.     :-D

[Cyberus]

What you mean like the US?

From the accounts I've heard, you get enough hassle from immigration if you're going for a visit, let alone trying to emigrate!!!

[DoomMaster]

If all the stupid Mexicans can do it, so can you !     :-P

[The_Editor]

Well .... The Amigo's have only gotta cross a bit of land ...

The Kiwi's have got to cross an entire ocean, just to get there.

Methinx the coastguard might see them coming... That is,  of course, A-ssuming the Kiwi's would wish to leave their Garden of Eden for America !!

( Methinx NOT)   :-o