Re: TI-H: GREAT plastic case!!! LOOK!
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Re: TI-H: GREAT plastic case!!! LOOK!
I know it is harder, but if you are designing a new case, you might as
well go all the way, and redo the entire thing, not just the back... I'd
pay the extra $$ for silkscreening on the front...
- noah zoschke (nzoschke@juno.com)
On Mon, 2 Mar 1998 16:59:52 -0500 "Robert Brack" <reb@netride.com>
writes:
>
>I considered it, and it would save money on silk screening. Just make
>screw
>holes in the new part, and throw away the old backing!
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: ryan pogge <ryanpogge@hotmail.com>
>To: ti-hardware@lists.ticalc.org <ti-hardware@lists.ticalc.org>
>Date: Monday, March 02, 1998 12:18 PM
>Subject: Re: TI-H: GREAT plastic case!!! LOOK!
>
>
>>
>>yes i asked a few molding companys about this thismorning also..
>>i figured it would make it more compatable...two designes for four
>>calcs... cheaper too.. so we will see what they have to say.
>>ill keep everyone posted.
>>
>>
>>>Why not mold a case with a big opening in front. Simply glue the old
>>>calc case into the front. Then you have a mount for the main board
>AND
>>>you have all the keys and the lettering done!!! Another idea, would
>be
>>>to mold a wierd shape like this:
>>>
>>> Link
>>> |
>>> _____V______ <---Top of old case
>>> __/_____o______\__
>>>/_|__|______|____|_\ <---Top section of new case
>>>\__________________/ <---Bottom section of new case
>>> /\ /\
>>> | |
>>>SPinTerface DBA
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> []------------ <--Optional antena for
>>> IR Link----> _oo_____________[] possible RF link
>>> / / __________ \ \
>>> L speaker---> |::|| ||::| <--R speaker
>>> |::|| ||::|
>>> | || || |
>>> L volume---> | O||__________||O | <--R volume
>>> | | [][][][][] | |
>>>stereo/mono--> |[]| [][][][][] |O | <--possible joystick
>>> | | [][][][][] | |
>>> Turbo--> |[]| [][][][][] |[]| <--backlight
>>> | | [][][][][] | |
>>>Internal EII->_|[]| [][][][][] |O | <--backlight brightness
>>> | | | [][][][][] | |
>>> Serial--> |_| | [][][][][] | |
>>> \__\____________/__/
>>> |__| /\ |_____|
>>> /\ | /\
>>> | Link |
>>> SPinTerface Direct Bus
>>>
>>>Personaly, I'd buy 6 for each of my 8x calcs (except my 81)! I don't
>>>want something too strange though, and I don't want it too much
>wider
>>as
>>>well. It wouldn't need to be too complex, but what I'm saying, is
>make
>>>it easier by having a back and a front mold. The front can come in
>>82/85
>>>shaped hole or 83/86 shaped hole. The back would screw onto the
>>original
>>>calc front with the front mold between. This would add so much space
>>and
>>>allow MANY features, and keep the original front look of the TI, so
>>>people will still recognize it's a COOL TI.
>>>
>>>What does every one think of it???
>>>
>>>Richard Piotter
>>>richfiles1@hotmail.com
>>>
>>>The Richfiles TI Page
>>>http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Lakes/5081/Richfiles.html
>>>
>>>
>>>>advertise on the main page of ticalc.org....i would buy 3 or 4 btw.
>>>>
>>>>p.s. you do realise that you would have to silkscreen the button
>>lables
>>>>on the front dont you?
>>>
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