101 Uses for an Old Server

mirko writes: "Here's a link to some weird projects that consist of recycling old servers. You have the SGI Fridge, but also the VAXbar, the SGI Espresso Machine, the VaxTap2000Pro and the SGI HiFi-Miniset. Now that you recycled the case, you can get inspiration from this project in order to recycle their inside components..." We've linked to some of these before, but a couple of them are new (to me, anyway).

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My Favorite...

[Durinia]

I definitely need one of These. Don't even have to make any big mods! Probably could be used to heat the house as well...

Silicon Keg

[nick_davison]

Back before Episode 1 was released and it was still a cool concept, I remember reading an interview with the guys working on the CG for it. Paraphrased, it went something along the lines of...

"We have this old SGI box that we've converted in to a beer cooler with holes punched through the front for the taps. Whenever the guys from SGI come to visit, to talk about new hardware, we show it to them and explain this is what happens when their machines don't perform."

Macquariums

[daniel_isaacs]

The obvious example of case-reuse.

Here be some good examples: The Apple Collection and Aquarium by Jim.

Typical Engineers...

[WM_NCDESTROY]

From the VAXTAP2000 page:

We have a prototype working now that uses the Clapper for activation. However, early beta tests have exposed a problem: The user has but one free hand for activation since one hand is already holding the mug under the tap. This has forced users to smack their forehead twice to activate the tap. Feedback suggests that voice activation is the only way to go.

HAHA - leave it to us techies to design a cool but nearly unusable interface every time...
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