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Custom I-Opener Case, who wants one? (modified 0 times) shaxs Profile | Email Hello, I was wondering how many people would be intereasted in a custom I-Opener case that is a tad bigger to fit all their mods in. Someone said the cad design for the mainstreet tech case was avaialable so maybe we can get ahold of that. If not, maybe we can get a custom made one all together. Please post here with the quanity desired and I will see if we can get this show on the road. I hope I get a good number of you! -Shaxs 04-23-2001 08:28:50

RE:Custom I-Opener Case, who wants one? (modified 0 times) Greenspark Profile I might be interested. Depends on price of course. 04-23-2001 08:46:15

RE:Custom I-Opener Case, who wants one? (modified 0 times) r_fl_z Profile | Email I'd take a couple. 04-23-2001 09:50:50

RE:Custom I-Opener Case, who wants one? (modified 0 times) h2oboxer Profile If the CAD files can be located, I think the existing dimensions should be more than enough to fit most mods. Especially with the IMOD3, there is plenty of room inside the case. If anyone wants, I can take some pics of the case on my Iopener. Just need someplace to post them. 04-23-2001 10:02:06

RE:Custom I-Opener Case, who wants one? (modified 0 times) r_fl_z Profile | Email Could someone post the link to Mainstreet? TIA 04-23-2001 10:11:35

RE:Custom I-Opener Case, who wants one? (modified 0 times) h2oboxer Profile Here is the page http://www.mainstreettech.com/cases/index.html 04-23-2001 10:31:34

RE:Custom I-Opener Case, who wants one? (modified 0 times) geekgranny Profile I would be interested in several (>2) depending on price. "Ah crapola....sorry for the multiple posts..." (Greenspark) THEGeekGranny-epodsgranny@hotmail.com 04-23-2001 11:33:55

RE:Custom I-Opener Case, who wants one? (modified 0 times) gimpel Profile I would take one depending on the cost. 04-23-2001 12:49:59

RE:Custom I-Opener Case, who wants one? (modified 0 times) Skypilot Profile | Email Put me down for 1 to 4 depending on price. What is an "estimate" for these? Any idea what they sold for previously? Skypilot - "Keep the blue side up" 04-23-2001 17:46:33

RE:Custom I-Opener Case, who wants one? (modified 0 times) r_fl_z Profile | Email This from Mark regarding the possibility of making a production run: My schedule is kind of hectic for the next couple of weeks(exams). I'll call and get a quote later this week. Also, Machine time is difficult to come by this time of the year. You can expect at _LEAST_ a month lead time for manufacturing. Last time I took a bunch of grief over the amount of time it took to fabricate. I'll post something on my webpage in the next couple of days. It will be a counter or button for people to express their interest and to help me with a target price... So...watch his site for a link. Or perhaps pester him with email to demonstrate interest. 04-23-2001 19:35:06

Is mainstreet's case TOO deep? (modified 0 times) NormConquest Profile | Email I passed on this the first time around 'cause this was so deep it made the box look really ungainly and topheavy. Spoiled the essential elegance, don'tchaknow? Would we consider shaving off 1/2 to 3/4 of an inch here? 04-23-2001 19:59:07

RE:Custom I-Opener Case, who wants one? (modified 0 times) Wild_Pencil Profile | Email These cases are *GREAT*! I purchased 6 of them back when they first came out, and was very happy with the results -- they fit the notebook CDROM drives exactly as advertised. One great thing about the depth of these cases -- you can add a standard-sized CPU Fan without too much trouble. I ran a web-server off of a modified I-Opener, using this case.. I ditched the stand and let it sit on the far corner of my lab. 04-23-2001 21:14:49

RE:Custom I-Opener Case, who wants one? (modified 0 times) JohnQPyro Profile I actually came across these cases a bit too late. But I am REALLY looking forward to possibly getting a couple. It appears that you could actually hookup a 3.5" HD in the case..?? Right..?? I am building one right now for a friend, and we will be installing it in his 62' Sailboat. GPS and such... This case would be perfect.. I know the price on these will be different from last time, but how much were they before..?? Oh, and by the way,,, Count me in for 2. JohnQ 04-23-2001 23:06:13

RE:Custom I-Opener Case, who wants one? (modified 0 times) r_fl_z Profile | Email Here are the links to the current and the archived pages. http://www.mainstreettech.com/cases/index.html http://www.mainstreettech.com/cases/previous.html The autocad file is available for download if interested. According to the web page, these cases went originally for $25 plus shipping. This sounds like a dooable project, if we're patient. 04-23-2001 23:57:08

RE:Custom I-Opener Case, who wants one? (modified 0 times) h2oboxer Profile I think the cases originally went for around $40 ~ $45. When Mark started dumping them onto Ebay they were selling for $25. I would expect them to cost closer to the $40 range. 04-24-2001 04:45:31

RE:Custom I-Opener Case, who wants one? (modified 0 times) Enduser6 Profile Count me in, at price range $45 (or lower) is I think fairly resonable. So who is doing the R & D? 04-24-2001 05:34:39

RE:Custom I-Opener Case, who wants one? (modified 0 times) tanker Profile I agree about making it thinner. From the picks I think you could take 3/4" at least out. If there needs to be any work done on the CAD side I could help out with that. (I do it for a living) Also adding a few more port holes would be cool(as punch-outs). Were these originaly machined or laser cut? Seems to me laser is the way to go on this one. Punched would be better but I'm not sure of the die costs on that ??? I do not have good resorce for sheet metal fab so if any one does please post. LMK if I can help out. 04-24-2001 11:12:45

RE:Custom I-Opener Case, who wants one? (modified 0 times) shaxs Profile | Email Hello All, Well I am glad I decided to get this project started!! Seems many are intereasted. r_fl_z and I are collaborating off board on this too. I am probally going to leave most of it up to him since he is a well known and trusted person in the iO community. Now, for the removal of some of the space. I think enough space should be kept in order to fit a decent amount of mods. I for one want to fit my tiny power supply, my 3.5 20 gig hd, the serial controller for my touch screen, my usb nic, my usb sound card (may not need that now that my v5 just got toasted... no comment)and the serial port hack. With the way the case is designed now, I think everything should fit inside with some room to spare for maybe an extra fan. -Jason 04-24-2001 14:24:47

RE:Custom I-Opener Case, who wants one? (modified 0 times) r_fl_z Profile | Email Fyi, the case is approximately 56.85 mm deep. 04-24-2001 16:37:58

RE:Custom I-Opener Case, who wants one? (modified 0 times) tanker Profile If any one has the ACAD file LMK. The link for it does not work for me. ?? Thanks.......... danhillner AT yahoo dot com 04-25-2001 05:58:27

RE:Custom I-Opener Case, who wants one? (modified 0 times) r_fl_z Profile | Email A current production estimate is in work now. ETA: between 1-2 weeks. 04-25-2001 07:49:33

RE:Custom I-Opener Case, who wants one? (modified 0 times) Enduser6 Profile r_fl_z: Great, will be waiting. Let me put this thread up. 05-02-2001 08:45:05

RE:Custom I-Opener Case, who wants one? (modified 0 times) Wild_Pencil Profile | Email (Clearing out the Closet..) I have 3 of these cases available for $40 each + shipping.. unused/untouched. I can also ship them out, pre-assembled with a 24x Laptop CDROM plus a longer custom IOpener IDE cable to connect the IOpener to the CDROM (of course) and your own Hard-Drive for an additional $120. (Note: The CDROMs I have are finicky, only working as "Master" -- the hard-drive must be set to slave. For best results the IOpener's SanDisk chip should be disabled via hardware mod.) I also have one 18-Gig Toshiba laptop drive that I could throw in for an additional $90. If you're interested, drop me an email. Thanks. -WP 05-02-2001 14:39:07

RE:Custom I-Opener Case, who wants one? (modified 0 times) 02U2 Profile I would really like to see someone design a case similar to this style with base! CD-ROM drive where the floppy is... http://www.bsicomputer.com/industrial/panel_pc/rms4000/rms4000_intro.htm 05-02-2001 20:50:09

RE:Custom I-Opener Case, who wants one? (modified 0 times) Greenspark Profile Are there any "Generic" cases for flatscreen computers that the IO internals might fit into? I'm not looking for anything sleek, I'm just curious what might be available. 05-03-2001 07:03:38

RE:Custom I-Opener Case, who wants one? (modified 0 times) geekgranny Profile I have two industrial units with 10' LCD using the Biscuit MB. They are black cases with a very small footprint base containing ports and floppy drive. The bases are approximately 8" X 8" with screen part, about the size of IO and about 2" deep, attached together by a metal box. It is really, really, cool!!! All metal, black, goo-gobs of adjustments, room, small footprint, etc. I paid $86.00US each for them, both working with very decent color LCD. I would pay $86 just for the case alone. I've had them for a couple of months but no time to really play with. I just got in a decent digital camera but yet to look at and use but can post pictures this weekend. I'll see if I can get more info on who made these cases. The hard drives still have Win95 loaded and some information left over from the company that they were used by originally. May take some tracking to find out who the manufacture of the case was but probably worth it as I think you guys will really like them. If I had more of these cases I would consider moving all of my IOs into them sans the base for the ones that I plan to wall mount. Later "Ah crapola....sorry for the multiple posts..." (Greenspark) THEGeekGranny-epodsgranny@hotmail.com 05-03-2001 09:58:05

RE:Custom I-Opener Case, who wants one? (modified 0 times) Greenspark Profile Granny, where'd you get them? I'd definitely like to see pics. (Note also I changed my ID) Greenspark 05-03-2001 12:30:54

RE:Custom I-Opener Case, who wants one? (modified 0 times) geekgranny Profile Hey, my favorite ed, I got them on eBay. Actually paid $86 for one and $129 for second. Below are links for both auctions sans pictures. Oh my doG, now everyone will know who I am on eBay. One has a small mar on bottom part of screen, like someone hit it really hard with and object without piercing the surface, but it is not too distracting. When I can grab some time I'll contact seller and see if I can get any more info. Might be able to get info from info on harddrive or crack er open. Having the time is the problem. http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?MfcISAPICommand=ViewItem&item=1225158554 http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?MfcISAPICommand=ViewItem&item=572782571 Outahere "Ah crapola....sorry for the multiple posts..." (Greenspark) THEGeekGranny-epodsgranny@hotmail.com 05-04-2001 10:40:04

RE:Custom I-Opener Case, who wants one? (modified 0 times) Greenspark Profile Granny, those things sound great and for a nice price. Would definitely like to see pics. If you have any manufacturer's names/models for them I could do a little searching myself and report back. 05-04-2001 11:58:09

RE:Custom I-Opener Case, who wants one? (modified 0 times) Greenspark Profile Ah crapola....sorry for the multiple posts... I swear I forgot I already said "definitely like to see pics". Well, at least I'm consistent. Thanks for the info Granny! 05-04-2001 12:01:11

RE:Custom I-Opener Case, who wants one? (modified 0 times) r_fl_z Profile | Email Project update: The case quote will be in hand next week. The price will be dependent upon the expected interest, which appears to be reasonable. Once again, Jack at BadFlash.com will likely be handling sales. It would help in the planning if I could trouble all seriously interested parties to drop me an email mentioning the quantity desired. This will likely be a one time run, so "get while the getting is good". Once I have a firm quote, and am able to commit to a firm price, we can open the discussion to possible size changes or other design modifications...or perhaps having two different cases produced. 05-04-2001 14:48:08

RE:Custom I-Opener Case, who wants one? (modified 0 times) r_fl_z Profile | Email Update: We have a quote from the manufacturer in-hand. The price will be posted in a few days. The original case sold for $40 + $10 shipping, and we expect to meet that price, perhaps a little lower if interest is strong enough. If you haven't emailed your interest, please do so. This information assists in matching the production volume with the demand and may allow a lower price. Thanks. 05-07-2001 23:48:17

RE:Custom I-Opener Case, who wants one? (modified 0 times) r_fl_z Profile | Email Update: The production order for a limited run of cases has been let. They'll be available in about 30 days. 05-19-2001 00:20:24

RE:Custom I-Opener Case, who wants one? (modified 0 times) Enduser6 Profile Any updates? 06-14-2001 14:08:17

RE:Custom I-Opener Case, who wants one? (modified 0 times) dvfagan Profile | Email I'll take two. dvfagan@yahoo.com DV 06-14-2001 14:53:08

RE:Custom I-Opener Case, who wants one? (modified 0 times) r_fl_z Profile | Email Update: According to the fabricator, the delivery (to me) has slipped from the 19th to the 29th, and I forward their apologies to you all ;) They should be available from Jack a few days after I recieve them. If interested, here is one of the cases with the laptop cdrom from BadFlash.com installed, running my test install of the Enhanced Machine Controller under ZipSlack 7.0 with Real Time Linux running from a Windows partition. http://209.41.5.228/public/emcbox.jpg http://209.41.5.228/public/emcinop2.jpg 06-15-2001 12:18:17

RE:Custom I-Opener Case, who wants one? (modified 0 times) gimpel Profile What's the word? Any news on these? 07-02-2001 14:52:42

RE:Custom I-Opener Case, who wants one? (modified 0 times) r_fl_z Profile | Email Update: The latest word from the factory is that I should have them Thursday or Friday of this week. 07-03-2001 09:09:47

RE:Custom I-Opener Case, who wants one? (modified 0 times) geekgranny Profile Geekgranny will take 3 to 5 depending on price. Three (3) for sure. "Ah crapola....sorry for the multiple posts..." (Greenspark) THEGeekGranny-epodsgranny@hotmail.com 07-03-2001 09:57:12

RE:Custom I-Opener Case, who wants one? (modified 0 times) Skypilot Profile | Email It's been a few weeks since the last update. Any definite word on when these are going to be available? Skypilot - "Keep the blue side up" 07-19-2001 16:24:14

RE:Custom I-Opener Case, who wants one? (modified 0 times) BadFlash Profile | Email I got word from r_fl_z that the cases were on the way to my door via Frieght. I don't know what I will need to charge to ship these yet as I don't know what packaging needs and weight they are. I will be updating my site this weekend to accept orders assuming I know what to charge. 07-20-2001 07:38:58

RE:Custom I-Opener Case, who wants one? (modified 0 times) BadFlash Profile | Email Got the cases today. I need to check them over and put them on the website. Once I figure out how to ship them I will post a price. Should be between $40 and $45 + shipping. Shipping will be less than $10. 07-25-2001 07:27:00

RE:Custom I-Opener Case, who wants one? (modified 0 times) Kludgemeister Profile Great news, BadFlash. Are these the same as the first batch--i.e. with plain as well as cutout side panel and with HD bracket? 07-25-2001 14:06:03

RE:Custom I-Opener Case, who wants one? (modified 0 times) r_fl_z Profile | Email Yes, they are. Each case comes with CDROM mounting brackets, all mounting hardware, and both solid side panels as well as a side panel with an opening to support a CDROM. (see my links above for a pic with Jacks inexpensive CDROM mounted in the case). The case is designed for a different drive than Jacks, so it takes a little hacking to install his, but it's no major deal. If you happen to locate one of the original drives that the case was designed for, it will be plug-and-play. 07-28-2001 21:14:08

RE:Custom I-Opener Case, who wants one? (modified 0 times) Enduser6 Profile When will it be available for mass consumption? 07-30-2001 15:45:10

RE:Custom I-Opener Case, who wants one? (modified 0 times) BadFlash Profile | Email As soon as I can get my web guy to put them up on the website. Final cost is $45 each +$10 shipping for the first unit. Multiple units I'll reduce the shipping depending on what it costs extra. Each unit runs about 4 pounds and I can put 2 to a box. My order page won't be smart enough to figure exact shipping, so if it over does it, I'll credit some back. Still working on Instructions, but if you think you can work without it (it isn't that complicated) E-Mail me and I'll show you how to order one even without it being on my web page. Just so everyone knows, the mounts for the CDROM is exactly as in the original Mainstreet case. This is for a rectangular format CDROM. I don't have a list of CDROMS this fits. You may need to drill a hole and reposition some of the mounts depending on what sort of CD you have. This would look to be pretty simple, just position the mount where is needs to be using the CD you have as a template, and drilling a hole in the right spot on the case. 07-31-2001 09:32:16

RE:Custom I-Opener Case, who wants one? (modified 0 times) BadFlash Profile | Email We have the cases in stock and on the web page now. See http://www.badflash.com and go to our IOPENER page. I'll post a list of plug & play (or screw & mount as the case may be) a little later tonight. 08-10-2001 08:15:25

CD's for the new Case. (modified 0 times) BadFlash Profile | Email Plug & play CD's for the new case: Toshiba XM-7102B (CD-ROM, 32X) Toshiba SD-C2102 (DVD-ROM) Toshiba SD-C2202 (DVD-ROM) Toshiba SD-C2302 (DVD-ROM) Toshiba SD-C2402 (DVD-ROM) HP Slim IDE 24x CD-ROM (D8381A) TEAC 24X MAX CD-ROM READER You can always drill & mount the brackets where you need them. JAE to 44 pin adapters are 1=$19.95, or 10 for $10 each at http://www.phethean.com/ You'll need to call him as he does not take credit cards or have on-line ordering, but he does have loads of laptop CD's and good prices. 08-14-2001 19:26:49

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