Posted by Michael Bobroski on November 12, 1999 at 01:32:21:
In Reply to: Re: New project of mine -- Suggestions gladly welcomed. posted by Erik Adair on November 11, 1999 at 17:19:05:
That's something I haven't thought of... I'll look into it, thanks!
-Mike
: Try looking at the car MP3 player web pages. Quite a few people use very tiny computers for their car stereo. You may find a good idea or two there.
: Erik
: : 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