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I'm not sure if that's the one I saw at the GA Tech Amiga SIG or not.
If it is, it had more than enough space to mount the mother board. It had
space to mount the whole 2000 plus and an extra power supply plus drives.
There was enough space left over that you could mount a HAME in the top if
you were interested in punching a couple of holes in the case to be able
to get at the BNC connectors, and there was still space left over.
However I did not get anything in writing since I only have a 500 and
no budget for a major upgrade. I just took a minute or two to drool over
it and then filed it under impossible dreams...
It was definitely a tower that I saw, but it may not have been the
Bomac tower.
Max
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I picked up a Bomac tower several months ago.
To install you remove the cover from the 2000 then remove the
floppy/harddisk bay and the power/disk led holder, then screw the 2000
into the tower. When installed the former right side of the 2000 is at
the bottom of the tower.
The tower has space for 5 3.5" drives (I put my two floppies there) and
space for 3 5.25" half height drives in the upper bay. All of these
drives mount in a cage affair that is inserted from the front and
screwed to the front of the tower (cover plates are supplied to blank
out the areas not requiring access for removeable media). There is
also a slide-on front cover just to make things look nice at the front
(because a portion of the front is actually the 2000).
The overall case is a fairly heavy gauge steel which makes the whole
unit very stable.
The top cover is hinged and has the two mouse ports and keyboard
connectors at the back (extension cables are provided). The front of
the top has two rocker switches, one for power and one spare (I use it
to switch the GVP 030), each switch has two leds integrated to be used
as you see fit (the manufacturer suggested power and disk, I used one
for power and then built a led panel which mounts in the disk cage for
the drives).
The top of the tower just below the cover has expansion space for an aux
power supply (which the manufacturer can provide).
I have found the connector for the keyboard at the top to be a little
inconvienent since I have the tower on top of my desk so I have put
extensions on both the keyboard and mouse (no problems so far).
For me the best feature is the side door that swings out to give access
to the inside of the system, this door is normally screwed shut but I
just use the friction fit to keep it closed so that I can get inside
easily.
If you have any questions just drop a line or give me a call.
wayne
635-4359
(mountain time)
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