Re: How about using a laptop? (more)

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: I thought about a laptop, but decided against it, : being that there isn't much to tinker with if anything : ever breaks. No traditional hard drive/sound/motherboard, : etc... No easy way of upgrading... : -Mike : : I believe many laptops come with a TV out (RCA jack) already. : : Mine does-but the sound jack (stereo walkman-type miniplug) on it is very noisy. You can hear blips and clicks when the HD is accessing. : : -aux : : : I bet you could pick up a used laptop (maybe with a broken screen to keep the cost down) and use a pc->tv video converter. Just a thought. : : : : : : : After I finish restoring my car, which should be finished : : : : by spring, I planned on conquering the following plan. : : : : It's a bit emu related, not so much arcade related, but : : : : definitely in the same vein as the arcade machine. Take : : : : a read, see what you think. : : : : With my previous project, I took arcade emus and shoved : : : : ;em back into the arcade machine. Why not take the console : : : : emus and shove em back into the console? The plan is simple, : : : : and I'm probably not the first to conceive it, but it should be : : : : a fun project. Think of it: Atari, Colecovision, Oddysey, : : : : Intellivision, Commodore 64, and 8-Bit NES all in one set top box! : : : : If all goes as planned, you would have a proper set of original, : : : : 'hacked' joysticks to go with each system. I haven't decided which : : : : route I'll go with the interfacing. Strange keyboard hack mod, parallel : : : : port, or joystick port. I have a feeling the the joystick port : : : : will work best and easiest w/ the older console mods. : : : : Here's where you guys may be able to help me out: : : : : I really don't want this huge 'clunker' of a computer hanging out : : : : on my coffee table. What is the best way to 'shrink' a standard : : : : ATX machine? A couple yeard ago, I had a 386 'slimline' machine : : : : made by a company called 'KLH' the entire desktop unit was no larger : : : : than a laptop. I can kick myself for tossing it, but the most unique : : : : part of it's design was that is used full-sized, standard ISA slots. : : : : It merely had a an 'L' shaped adapter that allowed the cards (up to two) : : : : to lay on their side. Does anyone know where I can fins something like this? : : : : The other hurdle is a power supply -- I've been looking around for smaller : : : : ones, but can't find 'em. Any ideas? I'm not worried about the case just yet. : : : : I may actually have more fun making my own. I was even thinking of sculpting : : : : a design out of clay, and making a resin mold. : : : : Just sounds like a bit of fun... Tell me what you guys think! : : : : -Mike

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