[Coco] PC in a Coco case project questions

[Ben Jimenez]

I'll look into this, thanks for the info.

--- Mike Pepe <lamune at doki-doki.net> wrote:

> A mini-ITX PC into a CoCo case is not a big deal.
> People build them into
> old Macs, Atari 2600's, etc. The power supplies are
> small, and an
> automotive DC-to-DC version could be run from a nice
> sized 12V power
> brick.
> 
> If you intend to use the CoCo keyboard, as Ward
> mentioned, would
> probably be the most difficult thing to do.
> 
> A CoCo 1 case would probably be best for this, as
> it's obviously larger.
> 
> -Mike
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com [mailto:coco-
> > bounces at maltedmedia.com] On Behalf Of
> wdg3rd at comcast.net
> > Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2008 8:23 PM
> > To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts
> > Subject: Re: [Coco] PC in a Coco case project
> questions
> > 
> > Power supply and such, you might have to use
> laptop components to fit,
> > though I haven't researched low-profile desktop PC
> components  lately
> > since I use towers, as tall as I can get them, I
> want POWER!!! and to
> > hell with the green twits.  (My favorite case, and
> someday I'll build
> > half a dozen CoCo 3s into one, was the AT&T 6486
> big box that was
> built
> > by Intel, though the previous 6386 built by
> Ollivetti is a close
> > second).
> > 
> > Aside from having to gouge holes in the back of
> the old grey case (or
> > were you planning a CoCo 2 or 3 case? -- you
> didn't mention, but you'd
> > still have to gouge holes and build board mounting
> spots) the keyboard
> > is probably the trickiest bit.
> > --
> > Ward Griffiths    wdg3rd at comcast.net
> > 
> > These histrionics were probably unnecessary, since
> there was no reason
> > to think anybody would be watching us with more
> than casual interest
> > until I made my first move to follow Buchanon's
> trail, in London.
> > Still, somebody might check back this far later,
> and I always feel
> that
> > if you're going to play a part, you might as well
> play it all the way,
> > at least in public -- and it's hard to tell what's
> public and what
> > isn't, these electronic days.
> > Donald Hamilton, _The Devastators_, 1965
> > 
> >  -------------- Original message
> ----------------------
> > From: Ben Jimenez <ben_jimenez at yahoo.com>
> > > Yes, I was wondering about the keyboard, and
> also the
> > > power supply would have to be external (outside)
> the
> > > case, like some of the laptops have.
> > >
> > >
> > > --- Rod Barnhart <rod.barnhart at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > > On Sat, May 10, 2008 at 3:06 PM, Ben Jimenez
> > > > <ben_jimenez at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > I would like to try and put a pc into a coco
> case.
> > > > I
> > > > > was wondering just how big of a project this
> would
> > > > be
> > > > > to get working. I've not done this type of
> project
> > > > > before. I've built PC's old and new. I
> thought it
> > > > > would be neet to make a emulated Coco in a
> coco
> > > > case.
> > > > > Has anyone done this before? I've seen alot
> of
> > > > Coco
> > > > > projects on the net.
> > > >
> > > > I don't know if it's been done before, but it
> should
> > > > be fairly easy to
> > > > do using a small form-factor motherboard. Even
> > > > interfacing the
> > > > original CoCo keyboard shouldn't be too
> challenging.
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Rod Barnhart aka Wintermute
> > > > (http://www.nitemarecafe.com)
> > > >
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