Re: TI-H: GREAT plastic case!!! LOOK!


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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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