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Neat IBM 5150 Case Mod

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the remember-these-things dept.

kminogue sent in a case mod that definitely is different then the ones we've been seeing lately. Instead of tricking out something ultra modern w/ lights and windows, this guy modded an IBM 5150, yes, thats right, it's the original PC, back for a new generation. The color scheme is a little disturbing, but the end results are pretty sweet. To say nothing of the nostalgia I feel when I see that case. Update: 08/27 03:00 AM GMT by T : citroidSD wrote to say: "I put up a mirror at another stronger server."

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  1. The Barney Computer! by jerw134 · · Score: 2, Funny

    You know, he could make computers with that color scheme, and market them to little kids as "The Barney Computer"! Seriously though, it's great to see the cool things people do with their old computers. I have to admit, this one is unique!

  2. Dead Nietzsche sayz: by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    I don't understand why you kids feel nostalgia when you see an IBM 5150 case. The only case which make me nostalgic is the coffin in which I was buried 101 years ago.
    IBM 5150 - that's just fucking 20 years !
    You'll never make a decent Übermensch when you feel nostalgic about 20 years.

  3. Wow by Sarcasmooo! · · Score: 5, Funny

    How the hell did he turn that laval lamp into a monitor?

  4. Irony by mbrubeck · · Score: 2, Funny

    CmdrTaco calls someone else's color scheme "a little disturbing"?

  5. numerism by chizor · · Score: 2, Funny

    isn't 5150 a british legal document or status pertaining to incapacitation or madness? ergo, van halen's album, as well as a black sabbath instrumental by the name of E5150.

    little odd that IBM chose these digits for its PC, eh?

    --
    ... !
    1. Re:numerism by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      A little, personally I thought they meant the Nokia Phone when I saw the numbers first.

  6. Went ahead and mirrored my site by citroidSD · · Score: 4, Funny

    So I go to check my email tonight, and notice that Eudora can't find my mail server. Thinking that my crappy DSL connection is down again, I open up a browser. Well my default homepage (Slashdot) comes up with no problems. So I figure I might as well skim the headlines and see what's new.... "IBM Creates 1st Single Molecule Computer Circuit." Hmm that sounds interesting, but let me skip ahead and see what else we havew. Oh look, someone modified a 5150 IBM case, I did something similar a while ago, maybe I should check it out..... Oh wait.... It links to my site.

    Well, I'm happy and congratulate all that decided to slashdot my site and host into mush. I went ahead and mirrored it here if you still want to see my little mod. I think this server can take better beatings:

    http://64.41.77.124/retrocase

    citroid