[Coco] Got the SDC

[Darren A]

Actually, the only perfect fit is an FD-502 case. Although the FD-501 and
502 cases look basically the same from the outside, their internals are
different.

Darren



On Tue, Feb 18, 2014 at 11:59 AM, Luis Antoniosi (CoCoDemus) <
retrocanada76 at gmail.com> wrote:

> it fits perfectly a FD501 or FD502 controller case.
>
> On Tue, Feb 18, 2014 at 1:50 PM, Joel Ewy <jcewy at swbell.net> wrote:
> > On 02/18/2014 11:19 AM, Bill Loguidice wrote:
> >>
> >> One thing that some of the other communities have been experimenting
> with
> >> is 3D printing cartridge shells, both long and short. Apparently with
> the
> >> right mix of equipment, the results are extremely durable and a great
> fit.
> >> Anyone here have the capability to make such a shell for the SDC based
> off
> >> the FD cart?
> >>
> >> -Bill
> >
> >
> > I have designed a CoCo cartridge housing in OpenSCAD and made one
> attempt to
> > print it on my Thing-O-Matic.  It didn't complete successfully that time
> and
> > I haven't taken the time to try again.  I have successfully printed a
> case
> > for a Raspberry Pi, which is a similar size, so I'm pretty confident I
> can
> > make it work.  My design is based on the game-sized cartridges, but
> would be
> > trivial to lengthen in the CAD.  About the biggest thing I could print
> on my
> > machine is something like the DS-69 video digitizer case -- between a
> game
> > cart and a full-size floppy controller.  We could have them made on
> Ponoko
> > (though last time I checked I thought their 3D printing looked pretty
> > expensive) or somebody with a bigger build platform could make them if I
> > can't make them big enough.
> >
> > I can add whatever kinds of cutouts or vents are needed.  How big is the
> SDC
> > board?  What kind of mounting arrangements are there?
> >
> > http://8littlebits.wordpress.com/2013/04/16/cartridge-housing-cad/
> >
> > JCE
> >>
> >>
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> >>
> >> On Tue, Feb 18, 2014 at 12:12 PM, <billg999 at cs.uofs.edu> wrote:
> >>
> >>>> Finally is crossed the  twilight zone. I couldn't test it completely
> >>>> but it loaded a disk and played well.
> >>>>
> >>>> The board is very well built.
> >>>>
> >>> I got mine yesterday, as well, but didn't have time to play with it.
> >>> have started looking for a case.  It's too big for regular cartridge
> >>> and too small for one of the old OWLware carts.  Can't see scrapping a
> >>> FD cart as I still use all of them.  What a dilemma.  :-)
> >>>
> >>> bill
> >>>
> >>>
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