I have put some thought into how cards would be supported. Given my access to 3D printers, I can do quite fancy things with ease now. :)
I am inclined to use a microATX or picoATX case - they're small, easy to access and quite cheap. Dave On Sat, May 3, 2014 at 2:42 PM, Rich Mellor (RWAP) <[email protected]>wrote: > I no longer use a QL with a back-plane - when I did have that set up it > was to > use an Aurora, Super Gold Card and QubIDE in a PC Tower Case. > > I also liked to have a spare slot for access to a QEP III for example > (although > I never had one at the time)... > > The main issue now is that ATX cases (for which this combination was > designed I > think) are now hard to find. > > The main problem I used to have with that original set up (and with other > backplane setups I have looked at) was how each card is fitted into the > backplane - typically with nothing to support them other than a bit of > cardboard > between each board, or maybe some plastic toothed strips which it was not > always > easy to attach onto the edge of the boards (due to chips near the edge) and > quite often fell off in transit... > > > On May 3, 2014 at 6:50 PM Dave Park <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > I tried to start a discussion earlier on > > QL forum about > > QL backplanes, and asked people to send photos of their systems and tell > me > > how they used them, and what factors made their decisions... I got a very > > poor response of zero to th > > at > > request. :) > > > > I have decided I phrased the question too narrowly. The area I am looking > > at is much wider than my question, so I have decided to rephrase the > > conversation in a new thread. > > > > QL2 looks like it will have some built-in expansion, possibly including > two > > or three pre-decoded areas. It will need to be able to work as a swap-out > > replacement for QLs or Aurora in cased systems, while still fitting in > the > > footprint of the original QL board so it can fit in a QL case. This > implies > > an edge connector like the QL's own... > > > > Given the generally poor signal quality of the Qplane, and the (some say) > > uncomfortable layout of the Mplane, and the slew of new hardware soon > > looking for a spot in systems that are already full, I have to consider > the > > possibility of a new backplane learning lessons from everything currently > > existing. > > > > I asked my question in the light of the above. I was hoping to learn > what's > > important and what's not to most people. > > > > This doesn't just feed into a maybe new backplane, but also feeds into > the > > ultimate design and expansion possibilities of QL2 itself. > > > > So, what do you think about expansion? What's the deal with your set-ups? > > What would you like to improve them? > > > > If you are both here and on QL Forum, please reply there: > > http://qlforum.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=951&p=7631#p7631 > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > -- > > Dave Park > > Sandy Electronics, LLC > > [email protected] > > _______________________________________________ > > QL-Users Mailing List > > http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm > Rich Mellor > RWAP Software > www.rwapsoftware.co.uk > www.sellmyretro.com > _______________________________________________ > QL-Users Mailing List > http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm > -- Dave Park Sandy Electronics, LLC [email protected] _______________________________________________ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
