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- On 22 Mar 1996, J. Poag wrote:
-
- > I'm sponsoring a contest for individuals to submit entries for the
- > Crappy Amiga Case Design Contest! If you think you can POSSIBLY design
- > a worse case than the "Walker" design, in areas of:
- >
- > Asthetic Appeal
- > Functionallity
- > Ergonomics
- > Expandability
- > Manufacturability
- >
-
- Well, I'm no artist so I'll describe it:
-
- First, get an old 70s vinyl-covered suitcase with wheels on it.
- (make sure the pattern's nasty too!)
- cut holes in it for the drives and ports.
- Rip a the little red lightbulb off of a Radio Shack 150-in-one
- electronics kit for the power light.
- Mount it too close to the vinyl so it melts it when the machine's been
- on to long.
-
- Functionality: Turn sideways on it's wheels to make it a tower.
- (and portability)
- Sit sideways for a more standard peecee-configuration.
-
- Expandability:
- if it will have slots, just cut more holes in the suitcase.
-
- Manufacturalability:
- Easy, and cheap.
- Users can donate their old suitcases to Amiga, and this will only cost
- shipping, unless you live nearby.
- Then, you can just drop them off in the suitcase-bin.
-
- Ergonomics:
- Should be fairly aerodynamic, and easy to open too, unless you lose the
- keys for the locks on the latches.
-
- Special:
- Matching vinyl-covered keyboard cases can be made cheaply too!
- (just glue some on wherevery you feel like!)
-
- l8r
- -Jess
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-