Re: IIGS in a different case...

[wernst@cris.com (Warren "Llama" Ernst)]

ajcohen@quads.uchicago.edu (MacLab User) wrote:

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>I posted to this newsgroup two years ago, asking if anybody had ever put a
>IIGS motherboard in a different box, such as a clone tower. A few people
>replied, saying it was very possible, but tedious and a bit dangerous,
>since the stress on the cards in the slots  might cause them to break.
>I never started the project, just planned it, but now I'm thinking about
>doing it in a desktop case. However, something I thought would be even
>cooler would be to put the IIGS MB in a Mac case!
>Please, IIGS purists don't stone me for thinking of this, but the
>aesthetics of a Mac II or IIci case are so much nicer than a boring clone
>box.
>Besides, I think the IIGS deserves to have an internal disk drive and hard
>drive  without having to buy a Vulcan or a Focus Hard card.
>One thing I'm wondering about, however, is the internal floppy drive. Can
>I use a standard Mac floppy (say 800k) with the IIGS, or do I need a
>specific drive?
>I'm also a bit perplexed about the prospect of lining up the GS ports with
>the holes on a different case. Luckily, this project isn't something that
>needs to be done right away. I've got the time and the patience
>
>Any ideas, suggestions, thoughts on this?
>
>Also, I was wondering if anybody knew where I could purchase tapes for the
>Apple 40sc scsi tape drive? i got a hold of one for very little money, and
>I think it would make a great backup solution for my IIGS (1 32 meg
>partition for each 40 meg tape. It's a nice fit)
>
>
>Any information would be greatly appreciated. 

Well, It seems to me that you would want a Mac II (or IIx or IIfx)
case, since they are very, very large, have a space for a single
floppy drive mechanism and a disk slot up front. They are also
relatively inexpensive.

Of course, you would have to work out how to mount cards, ports, power
supplies, etc, but there should be room for all of that, plus a GS
power supply (perhaps the mac supply could be used?) plus a floppy
drive, plus a hard drive too.

Virtually,
Warr
former Beagle Bros tech support
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