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By Joe Grand
Source List
Here are links to sources for some of the more difficult to obtain materials.
| Item w/Link | Description |
| Stelladaptor Atari 2600 Controller-to-USB Interface. | Designed by Pixels Past and available exclusively from AtariAge. |
| VIA Technologies EPIA Nehemiah M10000. | Includes USB/Firewire backplane and ATA133 hard drive cable. Also available at mini-itx.com and accupc.com. |
| 2.1mm ID, 5.5mm OD PCB-mount power jack. | |
| 1" wide double-sided foam tape. | Exterior mounting, super strong. |
| PW-70 ATX power supply module. | 70W, 12V DC-to-DC cableless converter for EPIA-M motherboards. |
| AC-DC switching power adapter. | 12V, 5A power adapter for PW-70 power supply module. |
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