New PC in classic chassis was Re: IBM 5155 analogue display fault

[Jules Richardson]

On Tue, 2005-05-31 at 19:25 -0500, Randy McLaughlin wrote:
> What's funny is that Imsai (Todd Fischer & Howard Harte) is developing a 
> line of computers that includes a modern PC running an emulator in a classic 
> looking case (all new nothing classic destroyed).
> 
> They have a chassis that is an upgrade from the original Imsai 8080, it 
> accepts ATX style guts and a Front panel with all the flashing lights & 
> switches that ties into an emulator ;-)

Why? I don't mean why do it at all, because it's a cool enough thing to
do, by why use a full-blown ATX PC? Isn't that going to make the final
thing rather expensive and overkill for the task that the thing needs to
do? 

I mean, software-level emulation of something like an Imsai presumably
needs a few percent of the horsepower of any ATX PC.

Better still, do it in hardware but using modern parts, which at least
teaches people a bit about how the thing actually works as well as being
functional.

cheers

Jules