I am in the process of slowly building an HTPC out of an old 386 computer case (which coincidentally fits perfectly on the shelving unit where I intended the thing to go 
More on the case mod HERE)
My initial two biggest concerns were the power supply and motherboard. The power supply fit perfectly with the mounting holes lining up exactly the same as the original PS (circa 1988 no less). The motherboard may be a different story though. The original board was in a baby AT style if my feeble memory serves and measures thus:
8.5" X 13"
or for those blessed with metric
~216mm X 330mm
The issue is the video, parallel, serial ports, etc would need to be on the short side. And here is a Pic for those who are waxing nostalgic or to see what I mean by short side (notice orientation of the virtual plethora of ISA slots and single fat keybaord port)
If anyone knows of any recent boards (i.e. Socket 370, Socket A, or newer) that meet these exact size specs (or at minimum meets the short side specs) I'd appreciate a link. Not too particular in terms of Intel or AMD at this point but if it turns out I could choose either then AMD would get the nod.
Thanks
More on the case mod HERE) My initial two biggest concerns were the power supply and motherboard. The power supply fit perfectly with the mounting holes lining up exactly the same as the original PS (circa 1988 no less). The motherboard may be a different story though. The original board was in a baby AT style if my feeble memory serves and measures thus:
8.5" X 13"
or for those blessed with metric
~216mm X 330mm
The issue is the video, parallel, serial ports, etc would need to be on the short side. And here is a Pic for those who are waxing nostalgic or to see what I mean by short side (notice orientation of the virtual plethora of ISA slots and single fat keybaord port)
If anyone knows of any recent boards (i.e. Socket 370, Socket A, or newer) that meet these exact size specs (or at minimum meets the short side specs) I'd appreciate a link. Not too particular in terms of Intel or AMD at this point but if it turns out I could choose either then AMD would get the nod.
Thanks
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