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Build a PC Inside of a Mac

Posted by timothy on from the macs-are-personal-computers dept.

jherro writes: "Looking for the coolest case on the block? Already have enough fish tanks? Then might just want to build a PC inside of your old classic mac. Makes a great little mp3 server. Sadly, the mirror at angelfire will probably be faster than the original at Smuniverse." Finding a cheap 9" monitor would be a nice trick, too.

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  1. Hmm. by saintlupus · · Score: 3, Funny

    Then might just want to build a PC inside of your old classic mac.

    "What's that steaming puddle of plastic for?"

    "It's my new Athlon Mac SE. You like it?"

    --saint

  2. Ah, I see... by Lurkingrue · · Score: 4, Funny

    Sorta like hiding manure inside a bouquet of flowers -- what a great evil trick to pull on someone!

  3. Emulation by Ratbert42 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Then you can run the Basilisk II Mac emulator and have the fastest compact Mac.

  4. News flash by jpellino · · Score: 5, Funny

    Cupertino CA - Jef Raskin, Andy Hertzfeld, and Bill Atkinson, members of the original Macintosh team committed mass seppuku today on DeAnza Blvd. When asked why, they replied "we'd read this article on slashdot about stuffing a PeeCee into a classic Mac, and we thought someone must be rolling over in their grave. But then we remebered we're not dead yet, so we had to push the project along..."

    --
    "Win treats sysadmins better than users. Mac treats users better than sysadmins. Linux treats everyone like sysadmins."
  5. 9" monitor? No thanks. by forged · · Score: 2, Funny
    Next: can someone hide a pc into this Apple Cinema HD Display please.

    /me wants one :)

  6. I could use one of those in my office... by Nogami_Saeko · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...To fool the Mac Zealots club into thinking I had defected to the dark side or something...

    "Ah HA! Is that a Mac I see on your Desk!? FINALLY saw the light, did you?"

    "Oh, yes indeed I did, now go away while I play some Dungeon Siege on it".

    --
    "Nothing strengthens authority so much as silence." - Charles de Gaulle
  7. Re:Why not stuff a chicken with a turkey. by cetan · · Score: 5, Funny

    Why would you want to stop with just a chicken in a turkey? If you put a chicken inside a duck first, it tastes a lot better:

    Turducken to the rescue.

    Yes, I've had one and yes, they do taste great.

    --
    In Soviet Russia...michael would be rotting in Siberia!
  8. The ULTIMATE... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    example of style over substance. Although, in typical PC fashion, they used a beige-colored case!
    Wouldn't it be more fun with a grape colored iMac???

  9. Nice disguise..... by Richard_at_work · · Score: 2, Funny

    This would be a nice way of hiding stolen traffic control pcs :)

  10. Re:Cheap 9" monitors by Paradise+Pete · · Score: 3, Funny
    IBM made (makes?) tons of 9" VGA's for POS systems.

    Well then. These would be perfect for this project.