Starting a new thread to further discuss our options here. With the LisaFPGA project, I got the idea I would really love to be stuff the device inside a cool Lisa inspired case (3d printed. I'm no designer, but I got some good inspiration from my friendly AI assistant.
Obviously the back ports are no where near correct, the dimensions have some oddities, but this design is something I could really get behind. Others have contributed to the discussion and added some much more accurate models that might be a better approach. But I wanted to pull that discussion over here so we don't interrupt that thread where we should remain focused on the LisaFPGA itself.
Another idea I had was to design a separate case just for the LisaFPGA that would expose all 4 sides of ports, along with push buttons for the board mounted buttons, and maybe openings for the switches. Possibly trying to add slider switches to the top case as well... The larger case with the screen would utilize a 4:3 iPad screen, and you could either pair it with the LisaFPGA case (like a backpack), or maybe an alternative case for a Raspberry pi that ca run the LisaEm emulator.
I know there has been some talk about keeping the floppy port full size. While I think that would be cool, I think it is impractical to stuff a full 3.5" floppy in this case. One design possibility would be to make it like an Apple 2c Plus and have it side mounted. That should change the look of the case versus the original Lisa a bit too much. I was thinking of possibly trying to use it to mount an SD card extension so it is accessible without opening up the case.
Obviously the back ports are no where near correct, the dimensions have some oddities, but this design is something I could really get behind. Others have contributed to the discussion and added some much more accurate models that might be a better approach. But I wanted to pull that discussion over here so we don't interrupt that thread where we should remain focused on the LisaFPGA itself.
Another idea I had was to design a separate case just for the LisaFPGA that would expose all 4 sides of ports, along with push buttons for the board mounted buttons, and maybe openings for the switches. Possibly trying to add slider switches to the top case as well... The larger case with the screen would utilize a 4:3 iPad screen, and you could either pair it with the LisaFPGA case (like a backpack), or maybe an alternative case for a Raspberry pi that ca run the LisaEm emulator.
I know there has been some talk about keeping the floppy port full size. While I think that would be cool, I think it is impractical to stuff a full 3.5" floppy in this case. One design possibility would be to make it like an Apple 2c Plus and have it side mounted. That should change the look of the case versus the original Lisa a bit too much. I was thinking of possibly trying to use it to mount an SD card extension so it is accessible without opening up the case.
