[Coco] COCO CASE GROUP

[Bill Loguidice]

I think that's a great idea, but there may not be enough CoCo enthusiasts
to pony up the money to get something like a new case done at a reasonable
price. I know there were successful crowdfunding efforts for new C-64 cases
(
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1670214687/original-commodore-64c-computer-housing-in-new-coo),
as well as Amiga cases (
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/a1200housing/new-amiga-1200-cases-made-from-new-molds),
but those each had in the range of 800 backers. What's realistic on the
CoCo side? 100? 200? More? Less? Even best case that probably means that it
won't be cost effective enough.

I personally don't have an interest in a new case (the cases on my two
remaining CoCo's are just fine as-is for my needs), but I would be
interested in one for a good FPGA CoCo (which I'd have to acquire first),
along with a matching keyboard. I don't have an interest in hacking/using
an old CoCo's parts for such an endeavor. That's just me, though.

-Bill

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On Wed, Feb 28, 2018 at 4:29 PM, camillus blockx <camillus.b.58 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> As I read an article on Facebook, having the C64 based on FPGA back in
> production.
>
> We can do partly the same for the coco's, not to make a new coco 5 but to
> make a general new housing.
>
> Maybe we should think about a new case design, one that can harbor the old
> existing board's coco 1/2/3 and also the coco FPGA either Becker's or the
> Coco-on-a-chip ( sorry do not know exactly the designer) even if possible
> maybe both. ( meaning old board with FPGA design )
>
> In the later case I think it would be a good idea to have a universal
> outside terminal board, which looks the same on the outside, but has inside
> connection to the respective board inside. A smaller secondary smaller
> panel ( different connectors ) for the terminals of the FPGA, so both can
> function on there own.
>
> Maybe the ones that feel called to make a design should make some sketches
> and when we have the most practical, we can fundraising the means of have
> it produced. I think that most of us would like to spend $70...$100 to a
> new case.
>
>
> Well just something to talk about, and if you feel like to put your $0.02
> worth of comments, then do this on the group COCO CASE , I made for
> discussion.
>
> Camillus Blockx
>
>