[scag] Re: A600 Projects...
- From: Tanzeel Ansari <tanzeelansari@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: scag@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2005 15:43:39 +0000
more POWER to you and the miggy!
just thought I'd add a few words of support to the great MacMiggy600 cause!
Taz
On 11/6/05, Mark Benson <markbenson@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>
> Further news on the A600 project...
>
> I've got a massive way today. I have an all-internal power supply at
> last, using a Mini-ITX type 12V to ATX power adaptor board which I
> have then made a loom for to run the A600, hard disk, CD and Floppy
> drive. The only external part is a little laptop style 12V power
> brick but it's so small and light and just plugs in I thought it the
> best solution. The board in the machine takes up no space inside
> hardly at all. I even managed to mount a power switch in the case
> that re-uses Apple's button on the front panel - it's awesome being
> able to just tap the big power button on the fron and have the whole
> thing burst into life!
>
> If anyone is interested I'm going to post a wiring diagram at some
> stage for linking up ATX power to an Amiga directly. Now I know how I
> suddenly feel a bit cheated by ELBOX and those £30 ATX to AT
> adapters. All you need is an ATX socket (the bit that's usually on
> the motherboard), a latched switch (NOT a push-release one), and a
> floppy power connector on some wires. more to follow...
>
> Rapid Electronics seem to be dragging their feet a bit getting my 9-
> pin plugs and sockets out to me so I still have no mouse and joystick
> extension leads. Major pain, but I guess it'll get sorted out
> sometime soon hopefully!
>
> The CD drive is in and fully mounted, with a slot cut in the
> accompanying front panel to let the tray out. All works great. Copied
> a MOD and DeliTraker off of an Aminet CD and had the 600 sat playing
> a MOD (very well I might add - there's nothing that quite matches the
> sound of an Amiga playing MODs!) for a while just to prove Paula was
> working okay (I mean hell the floppy drive worked OK but I don't care
> about that - I need audio!! ;o) ).
>
> The gap is closing between the concept and the final idea. All the
> really hard stuff is pretty well finished, it's all little niggling
> bits now.
>
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