|   RetroSystem A1000
 Marketed as "technohistory, art and supercharged customized cool", 
  the RetroSystems A1000 is one of three custom x86 retro cases (the others are 
  the Atari 2600 & NES) to be announced by Kermit Woodall. Each machine features 
  a mini ATX board fitted into a specially adapted case. Unlike similar plans 
  by Merlancia to use the MCC & Walker case design to house their own creations, 
  the Retro Systems use the original cases from broken units. As a result, they 
  will inevitably be produced in a small number only. The Retro Systems offer 
  has attracted criticism from many rabid Amiga users, who object to the notion 
  of selling x86 boxes to the Amiga market (a similar criticism was made of the 
  Cerberus and the Extreme AmigaXL). In spite of the obsessive nature of these 
  criticisms, they raise an interesting point - the A1000 is historically worth 
  more in its original case than a modified design. The Retro Systems A1000 machine features a 950Mhz Celeron CPU, 128MB RAM, 20gb 
  3.5" hard drive, a Side-mounted CD drive, and the usual ports. It is also 
  sold with an optional Windows 2000 and Amiga Forever software bundle. More interestingly, 
  as the images show below, the keyboard garage can be used to store different 
  shaped keyboards.          
 ReferencesRetro A1000 specifications
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