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: The NLX form factor (aka NetPC) is really compact. I thought about building a lan party box out of these components so I don't have to lug my mid-tower around. : Here is a Case, showing general layout & size: : http://www.asus.com.tw/Products/Netpc/spec.html : Here's a PII board: : http://www.asus.com.tw/Products/Motherboard/Pentiumpro/P2b-n/index.html : Here's a socket 370 board: : http://www.asus.com.tw/Products/Motherboard/Pentiumpro/Mes-n/index.html : LuSiD : p.s. : I've also been thinking about building a commodore keyboard with a PC interface for C64 & Vic20 emulators. I think they used an 8X8 matrix, so one of the less expensive encoders should work fine. : : 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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