As many of you know I have been designing cases for niche/custom boards for some time (Minimig, 1541 Ultimate...):

www.loriano.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk

But in parallel I have also been working on a new case for the SAM/Natami/mini-itx boards, in my spare time.

The idea started when towerising (is that a word?!) the A1200 was all the rage:

my take on it...

http://loriano.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/DayP14.htm

then four-five years ago I started sketching a replacement case for the A1200 which was later converted to accept mini-itx board (this is when the SAM came out), which in turn....was converted again to accept the SAM Flex as well!

I have invested a lot of time, effort and money into this and it is the biggest thing I have ever done...I have called it Loriano's Most Ambitious Project.

Anyway since I have started running out of cash now that I am so close to finishing it I thought of buying some time by posting some snippets/clues now and then and let you guys have fun, I am not very good with riddles so you'll see just cropped pictures and words that will appear on my site:

http://loriano.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/game.htm

Hopefully a fully working prototype will be ready in the next 2-3 weeks...it's all down to raising the last bit of money needed, so my laptop is going to end up on ebay soon.

Have fun!

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@TheDaddy

You should have announced yourself a bounty before...

:D

Is that the power button?

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@brotsalami

>>Is that the power button?



Full...

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@TheDaddy

Maybe it would make more sense if we could use normal standard cases, what we really need are people organizing production and bounties for a further development of Minimg hardware.

Supporting the Minimig from Acube doesn't make sense when there are some advanced Minimig layouts available that just waits for a production run.

Examples:
Minimig ITX: Do not open with Windows
Minimig AGA: Do not open with Windows

Last edited by Arko on 14-Mar-2010 at 05:39 PM.

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I borrowed this comments from here (#27 & #28):
http://amigaworld.net/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=38873&forum=2&start=20&order=0

@Arko

This new design is for mini-itx and Flex boards, so anything within those standards "should" work, Minimigs included.

I can't use standard cases and adapt them as it wouldn't be an original design...and also the main bulk (about 85%) of this new case is completed and it would make no sense starting all over again.

Thanks for the suggestion though.

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@TheDaddy
I hope that the case for sam-flex isn't vertical oriented

PS: I hate this type of games, DAMN

@ArcadeHeart

>>I hope that the case for sam-flex isn't vertical oriented

PS: I hate this type of games, DAMN





I am going to put more clues on later today...

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@TheDaddy
Nice idea, looking forward to final reveal.

Full...?

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@amigang

Quote:

amigang wrote: @TheDaddy Nice idea, looking forward to final reveal. Full...?

Maybe the case is full?

Here's hoping that it's a wedge keyboard case like the Amiga fantasy.
I think non-flex SAMs would get popular rather quickly.
If it is a wedge keyboard case, have you spoken to ACube about a package deal?

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Some more clues...

http://loriano.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/game.htm

Last edited by TheDaddy on 12-Mar-2010 at 07:13 PM.

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@TheDaddy

Hmmm... tons of nbsps in the source of the page. Maybe I should count them, and I will get a hint to the price of the case.

@steril606

>>Hmmm... tons of nbsps in the source of the page. Maybe I should count them, and I will get a hint to the price of the case.



I am not A-eon...what you see is what, hopefully, you are going to get.

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@Arko

Please, be WARN!
Both 2 links you provided are blocked by my AVG for trojan intrusion!!!

@TheDaddy

Interesting cases.

P.S.: Now we need the NatAmi finished and sells.

Last edited by Templario on 14-Mar-2010 at 01:19 PM.

Is it bigger than a bread box?

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@g.bude

>>Please, be WARN!
Both 2 links you provided are blocked by my AVG for trojan intrusion!!!



The links that Arko gave regarding the mini-itx Minimig?

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@Trekiej

>>Is it bigger than a bread box?

Yes...it's massive!

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More small clues...

http://www.loriano.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/game.htm

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@TheDaddy

It's a hard puzzle
I can't imagine the final result

It seem however very professional and beautiful: when you'll show us the complete image?

@kyle

Two weeks...I think

It's actually very, very simple, someone has already guessed

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