19 Mar
2013
19 Mar
'13
10:15 a.m.
On 3/19/13 10:29 AM, Fred Cisin wrote:
Well, I hate to ruin you guy's day, but it's too late. Between the bad
floppy drive, the fried cap, and numerous other issues, the Kaypro is
now a parts machine. It got disassembled last night as a matter of fact.
I did come up with some interesting ideas, including one that 'geneb'
had mentioned. How about something like this... meet the K-Pad II.
http://www.landcomp.net/files/K-padII.jpg
Actually just goofing around and stuck my iPad in the space where the
CRT was.
Seriously though, I'm considering one of these:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Pyle10-4-In-Wall-Mount-TFT-LCD-Flat-Panel-Monitor-P…
and setting it up with either a micro-ATX board or something similar,
while keeping the case and keyboard as close to original looking as
possible.
It will get retro-fitted with an updated 101 key insert to be compatible
with the USB keyboard input. The drive bay can house the hard drive,
DVD-ROM, and whatever.
--
Dave Land
Land Computer Service
Check out my site at http://www.landcomp.net
> Maybe
I'll do something constructive and turn it into a 'retro-modern'
> computer with a small flat screen in place of the CRT and grab a micro-ATX
> board and stick in it. It's not like there's not enough room in that big
> aluminum case to do most anything. :D
On Tue, 19 Mar 2013, geneb wrote:
It would make a neat chassis for a Raspberry Pi.
:D
Darth Vader's lunchbox would make a neat chassis for HUNDREDS of RPi.
Maybe use those to implement a non-custom part version of Deep Crack!
But, first you should replace that bad capacitator.
If you already know which one it is, then you are 90% of the way to full
functionality.
--
Grumpy Ol' Fred cisin at xenosoft.com
