bkodenkt
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I recently decided to give my smaller Amiga's a better chance of survival in storage, so I started researching my options since I have long lost the original boxes. And, to be honest, those original boxes are way to clunky to carry your 'miggy around. So... I found a case for measuring instruments that sported layers of block-foam. Those layers can be cut with a simple knife to fit right about every device you want to put into the case. For 30 Euro per case I gave it a try with my furia'ed A600:
Yeah, well. It fits, right along with mouse, one Competition Pro Joystick, RGB-to-SCART-cable and some PCMCIA cards. Tight and sturdy enough to carry the June Bug to conventions once or twice a year. And a great option to safely put the Amiga onto a storage shelf. But what about the PSU and all the other gadgets like card reader, second Joystick, 4-player-adaptors and SCART-to-HDMI adaptor?
Easy! I opted for another case, this one smaller in width and length, but higher to accomodate the PSU. And while I was at it, I bought a third case for my A500's accessories like the AlfaPower 500, PSU, cabling, another SCARt-to-HDMI adaptor and A520 TV-modulator. Well, there goes my money... icard But, as you can see, it all fits quite snug. So for my A600 and the A500 each I now have two cases to carry. The cases are well stackable for easy storage.
Okay, I already mentioned the A500. It's a rev5, Kick 1.2 system with 1MB Chip-RAM mod and 6MB Fast-RAM via the AlfaPower 500... So, here it is, case number four:
As you can see, this is very tight fit with the same case size I used for my A600. But, again, very well stackable and a good option for storage or safe travel.
At last I felt "the need" to safely store my CD32 including its Kipper2k riser card and the TF330, one original joypad, asmall PS/2 keyboard and a new, small PSU.
Again, this ist the same size case I already used for my A500 and the A600. Fits perfectly!
So, this is the whole lot of my small Amiga storage solution:
Five cases, two different sizes, three Amiga's and all accessories safely stored. Overall cost about 140 Euro. I am very pleased with this solution, but I am absolutely clueless about storing my A2000 oh:
And yes, Ms. Kondo, this does make me happy.
What do you guys think?
Yeah, well. It fits, right along with mouse, one Competition Pro Joystick, RGB-to-SCART-cable and some PCMCIA cards. Tight and sturdy enough to carry the June Bug to conventions once or twice a year. And a great option to safely put the Amiga onto a storage shelf. But what about the PSU and all the other gadgets like card reader, second Joystick, 4-player-adaptors and SCART-to-HDMI adaptor?
Easy! I opted for another case, this one smaller in width and length, but higher to accomodate the PSU. And while I was at it, I bought a third case for my A500's accessories like the AlfaPower 500, PSU, cabling, another SCARt-to-HDMI adaptor and A520 TV-modulator. Well, there goes my money... icard But, as you can see, it all fits quite snug. So for my A600 and the A500 each I now have two cases to carry. The cases are well stackable for easy storage.
Okay, I already mentioned the A500. It's a rev5, Kick 1.2 system with 1MB Chip-RAM mod and 6MB Fast-RAM via the AlfaPower 500... So, here it is, case number four:
As you can see, this is very tight fit with the same case size I used for my A600. But, again, very well stackable and a good option for storage or safe travel.
At last I felt "the need" to safely store my CD32 including its Kipper2k riser card and the TF330, one original joypad, asmall PS/2 keyboard and a new, small PSU.
Again, this ist the same size case I already used for my A500 and the A600. Fits perfectly!
So, this is the whole lot of my small Amiga storage solution:
Five cases, two different sizes, three Amiga's and all accessories safely stored. Overall cost about 140 Euro. I am very pleased with this solution, but I am absolutely clueless about storing my A2000 oh:
And yes, Ms. Kondo, this does make me happy.
What do you guys think?
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