Anybody ever done this or seen it done? I love the keyboard/computer combos, and that case in particular is large enough for a full desktop board to live in.. card height would be an issue, possibly, and maybe some other concerns... any thoughts?
I also once read a book titled "How to Build Your Own Macintosh", which basically gave you instructions for putting the guts of a Mac Plus (minus the monitor) into any generic PC case.
When I was a young kid -- about 11 or 12 years old -- I imagined doing the opposite: putting the guts of an Apple II into an IBM PC case. I was inspired by seeing that IBM's and Apple's full-height floppy drives had visually identical faceplates, except for the logo. I also noticed that the Apple IIGS used a detached keyboard, but still didn't have the disk drives built into the case, which seemed kind of stupid to me.
I've done it. Many years ago. I put an AMD K6/2 system in an Apple IIe case (beige). I rewired the keyboard to use an encoder scavenged from a PC keyboard. It looks exactly like a IIe from the front, and the back looks pretty close, save for the addition of a VGA monitor connector and an Ethernet connector. I mounted the hard disk under the keyboard. I'll have to take pictures...
-Ian
If you are just looking for the all-in-one form factor, why not get a Tandy 1000EX/HX/whatever, or for that matter some minor brand like a V-Tech Laser XT etc? At least here in Europe there were a bunch of manufacturers who built 8088 based PC compatibles in that form factor, see various Amstrads, Sinclair PC-200 and Olivetti PC-1 to name a few. Indeed they won't look exactly like an Apple IIe but the design is similar, keyboard fitted with those keys you would expect on a PC and so on.
I've done it. Many years ago. I put an AMD K6/2 system in an Apple IIe case (beige). I rewired the keyboard to use an encoder scavenged from a PC keyboard. It looks exactly like a IIe from the front, and the back looks pretty close, save for the addition of a VGA monitor connector and an Ethernet connector. I mounted the hard disk under the keyboard. I'll have to take pictures...
-Ian
I've done it. Many years ago. I put an AMD K6/2 system in an Apple IIe case (beige). I rewired the keyboard to use an encoder scavenged from a PC keyboard. It looks exactly like a IIe from the front, and the back looks pretty close, save for the addition of a VGA monitor connector and an Ethernet connector. I mounted the hard disk under the keyboard. I'll have to take pictures...
-Ian