Want to put a1200 in a big box?????

backtoskooldaze · 31 March 2002, 22:01

I know this may sound bizarre but can i strip an a1200 from it's case and put it into a tower then use my upgrades as normal like blizzard1230IV extra memroy simm and a 40mhz fpu processor all on the same board.I can not see a problem for the blizzard board as this would attach as normal but if i wanted to attach other devices such as zorro slots would this be possible.But if the zorro boards and suck like are not possible the a1200 would look nice in a tower instead of the flat white case?(don't you think) and then if you buy the amigaone in a nice white case you can connect the two as described in eyetechs review then you can say you have a good network

I do build pc's but have just got back into amiga as i have always like the machine and it's good that i can intergrate the pc and amiga via cables to use the both (you can have the best of two worlds now):laugh

Anyway my last speech LONG LIVE AMIGA WHATEVER HAPPENS IN THE FUTURE!

ElectroBlaster · 01 April 2002, 23:22

I have built 2 custom 1200 towers with PC atx cases m8!

mail me if you wanna know what i did

jmmijo · 02 April 2002, 06:03

There are some commercial towers available as well, this is one of them:

http://www.elbox.com/products/e_box_1200.html

whiteb · 06 April 2002, 05:59

Quote:

Originally posted by ElectroBlaster
I have built 2 custom 1200 towers with PC atx cases m8!

mail me if you wanna know what i did

Tell us

Enverex · 26 April 2002, 21:08

I ripped up my A1200 and put it in a case with a CDRom, HD and Accelorator when I was just 10, and with absolutely no help from anyone else (as they all knew less than me in my family

).

So dont tell me you cant do it yourself

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backtoskooldaze · 27 April 2002, 03:16

Cheers M8 i know i can do it just wondered whether there was any point in doing so.

dreamkatcha · 30 April 2002, 23:24

So would it be possible to shove your Miggy 1200 inside the same case as your PC and share the keyboard, mouse and whatever else? Now that would be impressive.

jmmijo · 30 April 2002, 23:35

Sure anything is possible, the problem is the space, you would need a wide case to be able to put both systems into one case and of course you would need a separate power supply for the 1200 or you could use the existing power supply and place it internally to the case as well. Of course be sure to put in extra cooling fans as well

dreamkatcha · 01 May 2002, 20:11

I was browsing eBay last night and found this adapter: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...tem=2020570886 which allows you to use a PC PSU with your Amiga so there's one option.

I don't suppose you'd want to be running both the PC and the Amiga at the same time though since you'd need a separate screen for your Amiga considering how bad the picture is using a PCTV card. Hmm, thought provoking though.

While we're on the subject what's the difference between Amiga and PC hard drives and RAM? Would you be able to share those somehow?

jmmijo · 01 May 2002, 20:22

Quote:

Originally posted by Echostryker
While we're on the subject what's the difference between Amiga and PC hard drives and RAM? Would you be able to share those somehow?

You could possibly share the HD as they are eseentially the same, IDE is IDE except for the speed of the drive and the UDMA interface could be ATA16 thru UDMA133. You would also need a special interface to connect both the PC and Amiga to the same drive but hey, these parts are so cheap why do this. The same for the RAM, but this could be tricky, I really can't see a special interface for this as it would have to be buffered for timing reasons and again this is so cheap keep it separate. You could also have many different RAM types for the Amiga side, for instance DIP or ZIP ram which is really hard to find now as opposed to 72 pin SIMM's or 168/184 pin SDRAM/DDR SDRAM.

01 May 2002, 20:23

What do they mean by "PC PSU"? Right now I've been using an AT pc PSU with my amiga and I am told that modern ATX PSUs cannot be used.

jmmijo · 01 May 2002, 20:29

Quote:

Originally posted by Burseg
What do they mean by "PC PSU"? Right now I've been using an AT pc PSU with my amiga and I am told that modern ATX PSUs cannot be used.

Not quite correct, you can connect ATX power supplys too, you just have to short the PS_ON pin to ground to get it to come on

or you could wire a standard switch to do this as well, not the ones that come with ATX cases however as these are momentary switches and will not work properly for this kind of application.

01 May 2002, 20:34

Good to hear that, it just couldn't be impossible

31 March 2002, 22:01	#1
backtoskooldaze Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: UK Posts: 103	Want to put a1200 in a big box????? I know this may sound bizarre but can i strip an a1200 from it's case and put it into a tower then use my upgrades as normal like blizzard1230IV extra memroy simm and a 40mhz fpu processor all on the same board.I can not see a problem for the blizzard board as this would attach as normal but if i wanted to attach other devices such as zorro slots would this be possible.But if the zorro boards and suck like are not possible the a1200 would look nice in a tower instead of the flat white case?(don't you think) and then if you buy the amigaone in a nice white case you can connect the two as described in eyetechs review then you can say you have a good network I do build pc's but have just got back into amiga as i have always like the machine and it's good that i can intergrate the pc and amiga via cables to use the both (you can have the best of two worlds now):laugh Anyway my last speech LONG LIVE AMIGA WHATEVER HAPPENS IN THE FUTURE!

26 April 2002, 21:08	#5
Enverex Fantasy Man! Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: UK Posts: 1,353	lol I ripped up my A1200 and put it in a case with a CDRom, HD and Accelorator when I was just 10, and with absolutely no help from anyone else (as they all knew less than me in my family ). So dont tell me you cant do it yourself : //admin: please don't use direct signature in your post, configure your UserCP instead.

27 April 2002, 03:16	#6
backtoskooldaze Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: UK Posts: 103	Thanx! Cheers M8 i know i can do it just wondered whether there was any point in doing so.

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01 April 2002, 23:22	#2
ElectroBlaster Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Exeter, Devon, UK Age: 49 Posts: 1,706	I have built 2 custom 1200 towers with PC atx cases m8! mail me if you wanna know what i did

02 April 2002, 06:03	#3
jmmijo Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: PDX Age: 62 Posts: 2,396	There are some commercial towers available as well, this is one of them: http://www.elbox.com/products/e_box_1200.html

30 April 2002, 23:24	#7
dreamkatcha I've got a new byline Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 1,219	So would it be possible to shove your Miggy 1200 inside the same case as your PC and share the keyboard, mouse and whatever else? Now that would be impressive.

30 April 2002, 23:35	#8
jmmijo Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: PDX Age: 62 Posts: 2,396	Sure anything is possible, the problem is the space, you would need a wide case to be able to put both systems into one case and of course you would need a separate power supply for the 1200 or you could use the existing power supply and place it internally to the case as well. Of course be sure to put in extra cooling fans as well

01 May 2002, 20:11	#9
dreamkatcha I've got a new byline Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 1,219	I was browsing eBay last night and found this adapter: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...tem=2020570886 which allows you to use a PC PSU with your Amiga so there's one option. I don't suppose you'd want to be running both the PC and the Amiga at the same time though since you'd need a separate screen for your Amiga considering how bad the picture is using a PCTV card. Hmm, thought provoking though. While we're on the subject what's the difference between Amiga and PC hard drives and RAM? Would you be able to share those somehow?

01 May 2002, 20:23	#11
oldpx Posts: n/a	What do they mean by "PC PSU"? Right now I've been using an AT pc PSU with my amiga and I am told that modern ATX PSUs cannot be used.

01 May 2002, 20:34	#13
oldpx Posts: n/a	Good to hear that, it just couldn't be impossible

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