Would you please post the details on the U-bent case; $250 is steep but I might consider it as I really need a case. -Neil
On Friday, July 11, 2014 3:22:17 PM UTC-7, Andrew Bingham wrote: > > I found a company that makes U-bent cases like the MZ, but it was pretty > pricey (~$250). I do really like the design, very rigid and easy to work > on. Of course, no front panel by that time. > > I had to replace all the RAM chips in my 64k board and that was all it > took to get my MZ up and running again (I later found out that power needs > to be applied and removed from those particular chips in a specific order > or damage can happen in the long term; looking at Vector's schematics it's > not clear if the RAM board actually ensures that is the case). If the IBM > PC hadn't put them out of business, I am sure Vector would still be around > today selling stuff. > > On Friday, July 11, 2014 10:15:55 AM UTC-7, curt mayer wrote: >> >> Once upon a bazillion years ago, I worked for a vector dealer, and the MZ >> was a nice case. solid. I let the smoke out of a ST506 in one of them, >> back when it cost a kilobuck, real money back then. the optima case is >> real fiddly, with way too many screws holding it together. >> >> On Saturday, June 7, 2014 5:13:47 PM UTC-7, Andrew Bingham wrote: >>> >>> I was thinking a more "modern" style design like the case on my Vector >>> MZ. >>> >>> The rack mount cases that are part of Optima's current product line can >>> have the top panel removed... Add a card case and away you go. >>> >>> They still have the classic grey and blue colors, but basically use a >>> case that they still make so it's not completely "custom". >>> >>> Andrew >>> >>> On Saturday, June 7, 2014 5:06:51 PM UTC-7, G. Beat wrote: >>>> >>>> Grant Stockly contacted Optima (Elma) for duplication of the case in >>>> 2006/2007 for his Altair Kit project. >>>> His notes, in developing that kit (photos on link): >>>> http://www.altairkit.com/creation_of_a_kit_story.html >>>> >>>> Another important part of the Altair Kit is the enclosure! The Altair >>>> wouldn't be an Altair without the Optima case! >>>> As many of you know, the Optima case was discontinued around 20 years >>>> ago! This is a problem! >>>> I contacted Optima and paid them to reproduce the case for me as a >>>> custom part. >>>> So it is in every way an authentic Optima enclosure. Employees who >>>> manufactured these cases still work for Optima and remembered a lot of the >>>> details about the case and its construction. >>>> The case is made by hand with the assistance of CNC (computer numeric >>>> control) machinery. >>>> The paint/color codes used on the cases is identical to the cases sold >>>> in 1975. >>>> The front panels are powder coated and then silkscreened with white >>>> ink. >>>> The silkscreening method used on these cases is more durable than the >>>> method used in 1975. >>>> >>>> g. beat >>>> >>>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "N8VEM-S100" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
