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I am doing some consulting work for a client who is trying to replace a very out of date outbound dialing program that was set up on a pair of Pentium-era tall desktops. The requirements for these computers are simple: they need to be very inexpensive, have a case that can fit a full-length ISA card (it's enormous, one website lists the dimensions as 4" x 13"), and has a parallel port that I can plug in the security dongle. The app is considered business critical, so I want to stay away from a used PC.

At first, I thought I would simply slap together my own PC from components I found on the web. But, I can find motherboards that meet my requirements, but I cannot find a case that fits. If I try to find a case that fits, I cannot find a motherboard. I then tried to look for a vendor that could provide an all-in-one solution, but they sell cases that take 16 ISA cards, and they sell for too much money.

I should add that I'm not a hardware guy, I've always purchased my computers pre-assembled from Dell and the like. I was not that familiar with the equipment out there, and now I've oversold the client, and am stumped. Can anyone make any suggestions?

Simon Hova
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Searching around I see various ATX form factor motherboards with ISA slots:

ISA-Slots ATX Motherboard, Socket 478 MB-800V Industrial Long Life Motherboard for Pentium IV, 3-ISA Slots, 3-PCI Slots, On-Board Video, LAN & Audio

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For a case look for ones with a removable drive cage as that provides extra room for longer cards. An example would be the Cooler Master HAF912 (I have this case so know there is lots of room with the extra drive cage removed). Specs say 15.4". If you look at the picture the cage the longer arrow goes over is removable.

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Brian
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Rockwell- Allen Bradley make industrial PCs and some like the 1450R have ISA slots. Rockwell PCs Not sure on length that the ISA slots will support The systems have good warranty but are a bit limited in specs. Very well built systems.

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