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Reply With QuoteFor the case, i had a mid tower case laying around. I broke out the hacksaw and cut it down. Guess that makes me a true hacker (he, he, ... not that funny).
As for the display, i dont have one, but im almost positive they hook up thru the com ports.
Some basic questions
I have some basic questions. I was planning on using an older 166 mhz cpu and mother board. Here are some q's I got.
1) What size case will be good, the smaller the better, but it needs to fit a HD, Sound Card.
2) The display? What are different ways for the display? Lets say I was using some sort of LCD screen. How does the LCD screen connect to the computer (the computers Vcard?).
Also any other advice or tips for making a small desktop style system would be great.
Thanks, Frank.
For the case, i had a mid tower case laying around. I broke out the hacksaw and cut it down. Guess that makes me a true hacker (he, he, ... not that funny).
As for the display, i dont have one, but im almost positive they hook up thru the com ports.
Well, if I was going to buy a new case what size would you guys recommend?
A mini tower would work for what you want. Although, I found an old Compaq case at work that I use that is TINY. Its about 2 inches tall, Video, Sound, and Network cards fit perfect due to an ISA Riser card which lets me mount my cards horizontally. Check it <A HREF="http://mp3box.mp3car.com/">HERE</A>. For the LCD, it depends on what kind you want. If you want like a 20x4 char, most fit in the parallel port. If you want like a 6 inch, you are going to have to get a Video card with C-Video out capabilities.
Cheers,
Derek | Mp3box.mp3car.com
Any idea where I can pick up a ISA riser card? I have an old Gateway case (looks similar to yours), but the riser card is made specifically for the motherboard that came with it and can't be plugged in a normal isa slot. I found one from Twin Industries, but they want $70 for it!
Well, the riser card was already in the case when I picked it up.. Try a local computer store would be my best answer.
Cheers,
Derek | Mp3box.mp3car.com
Here is a link to someone selling a small case on Ebay and it includes a riser card for only 30 bucks. http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI...item=285156173
The auction is about to end but he's been selling them for a couple of weeks so it should be back up soon. It's a hell of alot cheaper then the 70 bucks for the riser alone that you found and you get a brand new case. Good deal. I would get one myself if I could find a motherboard(preferably an all-in-one)that I knew fit in this case. If anyone can suggest a half size all-in-one(or not) motherboard to fit this case and where to buy it on the net I would really appreciate it.
Hope this helps!
TokaTola
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