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Reminds me of the Acorn Risc PC. The case was built using 'slices' - when you'd used the expansion ports in one slice, you'd simply add another.

Some pretty bizarre slices were developed, including a pizza oven slice! See photos here: http://www.worldofwibble.com/aboutriscpc.html

Drive bays: besides another CD or DVD ROM drive, what else can you put there? Anything else?

In the mid 90's, the small British computer manufacturer Acorn (the company whose engineers originally invented the ARM Architecture) wanted to demonstrate the adaptability of their case design.

The stackable, expandable case, meant that a supposedly unlimited number of drive bays could be added - effectively a stand-alone rack for the home.

Naturally, just adding a few extra drives is a bit deja vu, so instead, domestic appliances were installed including a Pizza Oven and a Sink , with running water.

It's still a personal favourite nearly 10 years on.

Drive bays: besides another CD or DVD ROM drive, what else can you put there? Anything else?

In the mid 90's, the small British computer manufacturer Acorn (the company whose engineers originally invented the ARM Architecture) wanted to demonstrate the adaptability of their case design.

The stackable, expandable case, meant that a supposedly unlimited number of drive bays could be added - effectively a stand-alone rack for the home.

Naturally, just adding a few extra drives is a bit deja vu, so instead, domestic appliances were installed including a Pizza Oven and a Sink , with running water.

It's still a personal favourite nearly 10 years on.

There was an ARM based PC that had a built in toaster 10 years ago. A later version, in '96, had a built-in pizza oven. The RiscPC also runs Linux and NetBSD (though if you had RiscOS, a superior version of MacOS X, I'm not sure why you'd want to).

Phillip.

Kitchen Sink should be standard by now. Acorns have had sinks for a while.

Kitchen Sink should be standard by now. Acorns have had sinks for a while.

You might have heard of the pizza oven RiscPC... A terrific hack, indeed, even though carbo-hydrate excesses are not recommended if you don't work out at least a little.

Hell, in 1996 someone made a nice Acorn RiscPC with built in toaster/pizza oven. It even had a working sink so you could wash up afterwards!

Acorn did it with their Risc PC photo here

Of course if you have an ovan, you'll also need the kitchen sink.

Acorn did it with their Risc PC photo here

Of course if you have an ovan, you'll also need the kitchen sink.

Acorn did it with their Risc PC photo here

Of course if you have an ovan, you'll also need the kitchen sink.

Forget the April fool. Acorn Computers (the ahead-of-its-time UK computer manufacturer that created the ARM architecture) put a toaster into one the their demo machines years ago. Then the following year they put a sink and a pizza oven in!

The computer, the oven and the sink all worked of course.

It's 1995 predecessor was smaller, and lacked the kitchen sink.

Toaster - or pizza oven. Or even a sink.

Seen it all before - next.

if you want something thats actually usable...
Eat pizza and wash up after!

I'm not aware of anyone porting the drivers to Linux or Windows however.