Joey Kay Posted November 21, 2002 Share Posted November 21, 2002 Hey hey! Does anyone know if it would be possible to gut an Atari ABC system (or any other Atari PC for that matter) and put in new boards, etc, to make it run new Windows programs... This could be a fun pet project... Cheers! Joey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt Vendel Posted December 18, 2002 Share Posted December 18, 2002 Joey, You could most likely dig around and find very old classic enhancements like the old Intel Above-Boards and other accelerators. The issue is with the ABC's custom cases, they don't have an AT-like back panel to remove the old M/B and slide in a new one (there are even modern P3 & P4 boards in AT formfactor. So you have to contend with using the existing proprietary motherboards and putting enhancements into them. Which ABC model do you have? BTW: There is an auction for 2 ABC laptops on Ebay right now. Curt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clint Thompson Posted December 19, 2002 Share Posted December 19, 2002 I would like to have the PC-5 I think? It has a what? I'm pretty sure a 486 in it? That would be 'the' perfect PC for my file transfers from the PC to the Flash Cart for the Jaguar! Atari all-around... just the way I like it;-) Clint Thompson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt Vendel Posted December 19, 2002 Share Posted December 19, 2002 Jay Titsler (Atari's PC designer since the 83' 1600XL) said that there were two issues of the PC-5, the original one with a 386 and then a generic repackage in a standard AT case with a generic m/b that was a 486sx and packaged into the newer ABC case designs, but other then flyers I've never seen one in the wild. Curt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Kay Posted December 24, 2002 Author Share Posted December 24, 2002 Hey Curt... I don't own an ABC, but I was thinking of picking one up from ebay or B&C to convert it for a fun little winter project... however, sounds a little too out of my technological range! Thanks for the advice! Cheers! Joey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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