Re: Seeking info --- mini-tower case for IIgs CPU.

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buggie@callisto.unm.edu (stephen e buggie) wrote:

>A computer store in Albuquerque is selling very clean "mini-tower" cases
>for $40 each, with power supply included.
>
>I'm busy with other projects right now, but would like to "tower-ize" a
>IIgs CPU this summer.

That's not going to work.  The GS motherboard is too large to fit into
a mini-tower.  Your best bet is to try a full sized tower.  It worked for
me.

>I've ordered m/f ADB extension cables already for the keyboard.  These
>seem necessary to run the extra distance for the keyboard.

Yes, these are perfect.

>Attaching Bugg-Power cable attachment to the power supply will be easy.
>I could also install a DC 12 volt fan in the casing to blow air around.

Most towers come with such a fan pre-installed.

>Can a joystick extension cable be constructed???

You should be able to find a DB-9 extension cable.  Since I don't
use a joystick, I did not bother with this.

>But surely there are other problems to overcome.  Can Apple II disk drives
>be installed in the bays?  Will they fit?   I have several half-height
>Apple 5.25" drives but dont know if they cab be daisy chained.

The best way to deal with this problem is to install PC floppies into the
drive bay via a BlueDisk controller.  For the Apple drives, mount the
DB connectors from a UniDisk 5.25" interface in one of the back cut
outs or in a DB-19 door in one of the slot openings.

>What about the support of interface cards when tilted sideways?

Some recommend installing the motherboard with the slots vertical.
I have them horizontal and find that they don't need extra support.

>Is the mini-tower size big enough for the IIgs, two 3.5" drives, and two
>5.25" drives???   I've heard that tower cases vare in three sizes: mini -
>medium - large.

Large is the best.  Medium might do.  Mini is too small.  Good luck
towerizing.