[Coco] Re: Repacking

[Richard E. Crislip]

Hello Robert

On 06/12/04, Robert Emery wrote:
> 
> --- "Richard E. Crislip" wrote:
>> Hello Robert
>> 
>> Well... I have an old AT tower that I'd like to put my CoCo into. I also
>> have a MPI that needs to go in also since I have a HD and a SyQuest
>> removable as well as the usual floppies. I'd like to be able to access
>> the MPI slot from outside the tower, but that may be more trouble than
>> it's worth. Now I already have a CoCo3 setup to use a PC power supply
>> (it's complete with 6309, Protector and Nitros and the improved RSDOS
>> that Cloud 9 is selling). So getting it into that case would be sooo
>> fine. Right now I'm using an Amiga 2000 power supply to power the hd and
>> Syquest. So it goes without saying that this cludge requires a lot of
>> desk realestate.
>> 
> 
> Sounds like a sweet candidate for a repack.
> Let me ask a few questions to consider a plan of attack...
> 
> How many of each drive bay does the tower case have (5-1/4, 3-1/2,
> internal)? Can you give me the case dimensions and possibly provide a
> photo of the internal chassis of the tower?
>
Three 5.25 and two 3.5 bays exposed. The case is about two feet high and
very close to 6.5 inches wide and 1.5 feet deep.
 
> What size drive bays are needed for the syquest and the HD?
> ''   ''   ''    '' for floppy drives?
> 
The Syquest unit is an external model. I suppose it can be repacked. 


> Do you ever unplug the HD or FD controller(s)?
> How many MPI slots need to be externally accessible?
>
No I don't unplug those two controllers as a general rule.
 
> Do you use a Speech pak, RS-232 pak or other romless pak?
> 
Nope

> I need details about your monitor connector (plug type, length of
> cable...).
> 
I use a Magavox monitor that uses the din type connector, not the nine pin
one.

> I heartily recommend getting an AT keyboard adapter from Cloud-9.
>
Yeah... I thought about that too.
 
> That should be good for a start...  ;-)
> 
> cheers,
> Bob Emery
> 
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Regards
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Cruisen                                                    _|_
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                                             Richard