Weird question!

Mick_AKA · 05 May 2003, 22:15

Ok to be perfectly honest I have always prefered the sleek good looks of the a500 to that of the 1200, the 1200 is way too early 90s too square and uniform for my liking.

My question is has anyone ever re-housed an a1200 inside an a500 casing?

Can it be done?

The keyboard layout is the same but I have never opened an a500 before so as far as the insides go anythings possible!!

Enverex · 05 May 2003, 22:18

Well, realistically, you should be able to just cut away anything in the way inside the 500 case and put the 1200 mobo in, and maybe tape it down. The only problem I can think of is the expansion slot and PCMCIA card slot, which would be missaligned.

CodyJarrett · 05 May 2003, 22:22

Quote:

Originally posted by NightShade737
NS (aw comeon, I have writen NS at the end of everything I have ever writen, its almost impossble not to now because of habit, and it would look stupid in my Sig.

Sorry, them's the rules!

Mick_AKA · 06 May 2003, 00:20

Hmm, slight set back in my cunning plan, decided to use the outer casing of my very old model a500 that got wet in a move about 5 years ago and has not worked since. Unfortunately as a combination of age and probarbly water damage the seccond my dremel touched the case it pretty much disintigrated

Enverex · 06 May 2003, 00:27

rofl, damn that sucks. Has it decintegrated too much to superglue it back together?
[you know everytime I write a post I write NS at the end then have to delete it because I remeber I cant

]

Mick_AKA · 06 May 2003, 00:35

unfortunately the bit that broke off broke into a million diferant pieces, im not bored enuff to glue all that back together!

Enverex · 06 May 2003, 00:48

Damn. Well, you could buy my brothers old Amiga 500+ if you want

[did it again]

Mick_AKA · 06 May 2003, 01:10

No thanks I have plenty more to pull apart :eek

05 May 2003, 22:15	#1
Mick_AKA crusader of light Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Stone, Staffordshire. Posts: 1,151	Weird question! Ok to be perfectly honest I have always prefered the sleek good looks of the a500 to that of the 1200, the 1200 is way too early 90s too square and uniform for my liking. My question is has anyone ever re-housed an a1200 inside an a500 casing? Can it be done? The keyboard layout is the same but I have never opened an a500 before so as far as the insides go anythings possible!!

05 May 2003, 22:18	#2
Enverex Fantasy Man! Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: UK Posts: 1,353	Well, realistically, you should be able to just cut away anything in the way inside the 500 case and put the 1200 mobo in, and maybe tape it down. The only problem I can think of is the expansion slot and PCMCIA card slot, which would be missaligned. Last edited by Enverex; 05 May 2003 at 22:30.

06 May 2003, 00:20	#4
Mick_AKA crusader of light Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Stone, Staffordshire. Posts: 1,151	Hmm, slight set back in my cunning plan, decided to use the outer casing of my very old model a500 that got wet in a move about 5 years ago and has not worked since. Unfortunately as a combination of age and probarbly water damage the seccond my dremel touched the case it pretty much disintigrated Attached Thumbnails

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06 May 2003, 00:27	#5
Enverex Fantasy Man! Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: UK Posts: 1,353	rofl, damn that sucks. Has it decintegrated too much to superglue it back together? [you know everytime I write a post I write NS at the end then have to delete it because I remeber I cant ]

06 May 2003, 00:35	#6
Mick_AKA crusader of light Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Stone, Staffordshire. Posts: 1,151	unfortunately the bit that broke off broke into a million diferant pieces, im not bored enuff to glue all that back together!

06 May 2003, 00:48	#7
Enverex Fantasy Man! Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: UK Posts: 1,353	Damn. Well, you could buy my brothers old Amiga 500+ if you want [did it again]

06 May 2003, 01:10	#8
Mick_AKA crusader of light Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Stone, Staffordshire. Posts: 1,151	No thanks I have plenty more to pull apart :eek

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