Upcoming retro related projects

Project 1

Amiga 1200 inside Commodore 64 case with mechanical keyboard

This project will have several steps

a) preform floppy fix on the Amiga 1200 (it is an ESCOM model)

b) install it in the C64 breadbox (it will be able to fit)

c) install the black GOTEK where the joy and mouse ports used to be

d) connect power led to hdd activity on A1200 mainboard

e) install red LED light cable and connect to A1200 mainboard 12V

f) install SUM USB and connect plus screw in RED DRAGON compact mechanical keyboard

g) install 4way ide splitter/buffer

h) install PATA/SATA adaptor

i) install SATA CF card

j)  install SATA SSD

k) connect power cables to A1200 mainboard 5V and 12V

l) install PATA DVD in enclosure

m) alter breadbox case to make it all fit

n) connect Rys MK2 adaptors to mouse and joystick ports

o) connect USB joystick and USB mouse Mad Catz Rat 7

p) connect Amiga 1200 to PC (Red theme) using USB video input 1 of 2

Amiga 1200 power connector pinout

Pin	Name
1	+5V
2	Shield Ground
3	+12V
4	Signal Ground
5	-12V

Project 2

PI 3 inside Amiga 1200 case

a) modify case to make PI 3 plus LCD fit and screw all in

b) place battery in case and connect

c) place and connect CF card reader to PI 3

d) place keyrah and connect to keyboard and PI 3

e) place speakers and connect

Project 3

PC and Amiga 1200 with C64 keyboard in tight spaces

a) screw C64 keyboard to edge of shelf near IBM display

b) connect keyrah to make it USB

c) connect USB share box 

d) connect box to Amiga 1200 with Sum USB

e) connect box to PC

f) connect Amiga 1200 to PC (blue theme) using  its USB video input

Project 4

Commodore 64 in tower case or other fun case

a) place commodore 64 in AT mini tower OR perhaps old desktop ATX case OR old CRT monitor?

b) glue c64 badge to case

c) place 1541 in case

d) make adaptor from c64 keyboard to SX 64 keyboard in DB25 connector on tower

e) place PSU in case

f) connect everything including external SX64 keyboard as keyboard

ASCII pinout of the C64 keyboard pins:-

() - A
() - B
() - C
() - D
() - E
() - F
() - G
() - H
() - 0
() - 1
() - 2
() - 3
() - 4
() - 5
() - 6
() - 7
(*) - this pinhole is empty
() - 8
(*) - this pinhole is blocked with plastic
() - I

DB25 plug rear end

             -------------------------------------
           /      * * * * * A B C D E F G     \
          / H  0  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  *  I  *  8  \
         -------------------------------------------

Project 5

custom case for gaming laptop

2x shoe trays as sides

LED light mounted "inside"

laptop (screenless) mounted "inside"

car radio in front

5.25" drives in front

PSU mounted "inside"