Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!uakari.primate.wisc.edu!uflorida!beach.cis.ufl.edu!jma From: jma@beach.cis.ufl.edu (John 'Vlad' Adams) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware Subject: Re: Looking for a "boat anchor" portable computer case Message-ID: <24293@uflorida.cis.ufl.EDU> Date: 3 Sep 90 06:08:21 GMT References: <2115@bambam.UUCP> Sender: news@uflorida.cis.ufl.EDU Reply-To: jma@beach.cis.ufl.edu (John 'Vlad' Adams) Organization: UF CIS Department Lines: 12 Well, I can't recommend a source, but I will say that the old Compaq XT portable makes an excellent transportable A500 case. My friend, John Preston, is the proud father of such a beast which consists of the base A500, the A501, a CSA Mega Midget Racer 030/882 at 33 MHz, a 32bit memory board populated with 2 megs of 80ns DRAM, a Maxtor 200 meg HD, and a Kronos 500 controller card. The only negative thing is the green screen since he hasn't found a nine-inch RGB crt. -- John M. Adams --**-- Professional Student on the six-year plan! /// Internet: jma@beach.cis.ufl.edu -or- vladimir@maple.circa.ufl.edu /// "We'll always be together, together in electric dreams" Tangerine Dream \\V// Cosysop of BBS:42; Amiga BBS FIDOnet 1:3612/42. 904-438-4803 (Florida) \X/