On behalf of RIYAN Productions can I just thank you for
agreeing to granting us this Interview and answering some
question that a lot of Amiga users have been asking since the
Photo's of your customised Amiga appeared on the Aminet. RP: Can you tell us a little about yourself ? (Age ...How long
you have used an Amiga ...What you work at etc.) My name is Mikael and I'm 23 years old. I come from a town
called Halmstad in Sweden. I've been using Amiga for more than
9 years. I work at factory which hasn't really got anything to
do with computers. Amiga is mostly a hobby in my spare time. RP: Your Newly designed Amiga look fantastic, Was this always
your original Idea or did it change over the Construction time. It all started when I moved about a year ago. I didn't have any
furniture so I needed a table for the living room, and I wanted
something unusual. That's when I came up with the idea. RP: Several Computers (old & New) have enticed the user through
their designs ...like the Spectrum ZX (Cassette deck built in to
the Unit) The iMac (With the internal workings housed in the
Monitor casing) ..Your design appears to have the Amiga built
into a freestanding Computer Desk ... Where did this idea come
from and do you see any practical Benefits to this design? The fact that you could fit in a lot in the computer makes it
pracitcal. The external units such as the modem, the sampler
and the midi is built inside the table as well. In the beginning
I wanted the monitor to fold up from the table. Unfortunately
that didn't happen. RP: What was the System like prior to you rebuilding it
(A1200/4000..Towered or desktop etc.) The computert was a desktop Amiga 4000 from the beginning. Only
the motherboard is in original condition now. RP: What is the actual Specs of your machine Now ? A4000 Table, PPC+CyberVisionPPC, 060, 64MB RAM, 12GB HD RP: What material is used in the Construction of your
"Tabletop" Casing and did you have to get it made by an outside
company? The box is made of hardpressed Perstorp wood and aluminium
profiles. I got the material from my work. RP: How long have you been working at the Reconstruction of your
Amiga? Four months. It sounds like a long time but since I ran out of
money all the time it took a bit longer than expected. RP: Did the redesign of the Amiga have any practical benefits
for you as a user or was it purely a cosmetic change. The fact that you can use it as a dinnertable or a desk is
probably the most practical about it. RP: How easy is it getting access to the Inner workings of your
Tabletop design (Say for example you wanted to upgrade the
accelerator card or add more Ram? There are ventiles on both sides of the box. I can open this
and see the zorro ports (picture 4). But if I'm going to change
the processor card or the memory I'm in trouble. Then I'll have
to remove the glass on top :( And that's a lot of work. But how
often do you change processor cards? Eventually, I'm going to
solve this problem later by making an hole underneath the table. RP: Have you placed a "Copyright" on your design to prevent
others from using it? No, I haven't got any copyright on it. I'd like manufacture
tables like this and sell, but it's extermely much work, and
I'd need time, which I haven't got. But I've got other Amiga
projects coming up which I'm going to sell. Amiga advertisement
signs in the same materials as the table. RP: I personally feel that standard Computers are bland and ugly
machines, However your design could easily take pride of place
in any modern home .. Do you have any plans of updating the
design? No, I don't have any plans on updating it now. Perhaps later if
I get tired of the motiff I'll replace the picture. RP: After all the hard work you put in converting your Amiga,
Would you consider upgrading to a "New Machine" (Should one be
released? No. This Amiga is 145x77cm and it has a weight of 70 kilos. So
I couldn't possibly get it through the door =) RP: Finally .... I just have to ask! Would you consider a
"Swap" for my "Desktop" 060 :)))) Hahaha :) Very funny My thanks to Mikael Persson not only for this Interview, But for
proving to me that the Amiga can still be a ground breaking
machine and a thing of Beauty.