Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!usc!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!cica!iuvax!valnet!joseph From: joseph@valnet.UUCP (Joseph P. Hillenburg) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: Extended keyboards and cases. Message-ID: Date: 26 Sep 90 20:02:47 GMT References: <31562@nigel.ee.udel.edu> Organization: Valley BBS Network Lines: 38 S36666WB%ETSUACAD.BITNET@ricevm1.rice.edu (Brian Wright) writes: > Hello, > > I am curious to find out whether or not an extended keyboard has been > thought about. 5 more function keys would make VT100 a lot more useable. > Separate pg up and pg down keys would be nice also. There are probably > a few more keys that would be nice too, maybe an insert key? > > I have just thought of this. How easy would it be to make an extended > height case for the 3000? Maybe 2.5 to 3 inches taller. It might look a litt > wierd, but think of the usefulness of such a case. A taller backplane with > more slots would fit. You could add more drive bays and even design one of > the bays to accept any type tape or bernoulli drive. I have no idea what the > heat factor would be, but a silent fan could be added if needed. If one > were available, i'd definitely consider purchasing it. How much would the > extended backplane be? Hmmm. I wonder... > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > ======================================================================= > ||To steal from one is plagiarism. To steal from many is research. || > ||___________________________________ ---UNKNOWN--- || > || | / / || > ||---Brian Wright | / / || > ||---s36666wb@etsuacad.etsu.edu | \ \/ / Only Amiga || > ||---Commercial Artist and Amigaphile| \/\/ Makes It Possible!! || > ======================================================================= From what I've heard, on here and in the mags, we'll get an A3000 style case for the A2x00 series. That type of case for the A3000 isn't neccessary if the rumors about a tower Amiga is true. -Joseph Hillenburg UUCP: ...iuvax!valnet!joseph ARPA: valnet!joseph@iuvax.cs.indiana.edu INET: joseph@valnet.UUCP