Re: Producing translucent plastics for case parts

[quadrajet1@aol.com (Quadrajet1)]

>I saw one not long ago on the web (but don't remember where), it was a
>//e inside a plexi case, but the case was made from sheet plexi
>trather than moulded. I think it was more like an A/// in shape...
>cool though.
>I think a lot of high school shop classes have facilities for working
>plexi, so that may be an economical place to look for tools and
>talent.
>
>SW.
>PS. If anyone has done any cool case mods on A2's, let me know as I'm
>planning a website that will (hopefully) feature some custom Apple ][
>stuff.

  Go to www.apple2history.org for the custom //e you talk about.  It's in the
museum, under Custom Computers section.

  I have a really cool case mod I did on a //e. Thing is I did it 18 years ago.
 Back in '84 I wanted a computer and couldn't afford a //e on my technicians
budget.  The shop I was working for lost their Apple dealership (thanks,
Sculley!), and they sold me their Apple //e spares kit for $200.  Got a
motherboard and a keyboard.  

   Found a 70's Wang dual casette player case, and a Wank keyboard case.  Put
the motherboard in the bottom of the case, and found a couple of drive mechs
and put them where the casette players were.  Lots of customizing, but I had me
a unique computer.  I still have it, and maybe someday I'll clean it back up
and take some pics of it.

Raymond