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Quiet Desk (Not Desktop) PC
Anonymous Coward writes "Rusty took a wholly different approach to PC noise: he built his XP1900+ machine right into the desk! While it may not make the PC industry scramble to define a new *desk* (not desktop) form factor, Rusty's inventive techniques will surely have computer hardware enthusiasts poring over his fine work."
Who would want to work on such a hot, shaky piece of wood?
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Google, The Wayback Machine, etc. cache the world world without any legal problems, so why is it so hard for /. to be responsible with their journalism?
Most news sources don't even directly link other web sites like this, they would just mention it exists and give the name it. If the person cared enough about it, they can spend their time finding it.
What?
I really don't see the amazing intuition in it. He just took the idea of the old desks that used to fit a desktop pc in a drawer with holes for the wires. He basically took that idea and eliminated the need for a case by providing a decent ventilation system.
...about the desk bursting into flames, people, and why all the "insightful" mods that go along with it?
There's a few pictures mirrored in the posts. If you go look at them you'll see that he has a Zalman heatsink, and a ducted case fan blowing right on it.
Lessee. Last I checked, copper had a favorable heat transfer coeffecient. Fins are a valid way of transmitting heat to air, too.
Passively, a Zalman Flower Heatsink might not stand up to an Athlon XP 1900+, but even with a modicum of air flow, it'll do fine.
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Heck, I made a computer system that has a cargo trailer built around it. There's a main computer onboard for when I'm plugged into 'shore' power, an LTSP-style 'workstation' for doing real work, and another single-board-computer to be installed to leave 'electronic breadcrumbs' from the GPS that will be powered up at all times. The entire electronics closet has it's own ventilation system and will be sealed off from the rest of the vehicle. It'll direct my satellite TV, DVD's, Oggs, games, and anything else I like. It's part of my cruise the USA with computers lifestyle, also known as Technomadia
Be Gentle but the site is right here Countermoon.com that has some under-construction pictures, and more as they come available.
Enjoy!
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One of the first nearly-personal computers, the IBM System 3, model 6, which booted up into a Basic (or RPG II), console was built like a desk. This thing came out in the spring of 1971. It had 16k of real memory, 48k of virtual memory, mountable disks, optional VDT, builtin 100 CPS dot-matrix printer right in the middle of the desk, card reader, card punch, and as much free desktop space as most computer geeks have today, etc.
wtf? did you miss out on shop class in school? god damn, from your explanation im picturing a REALLY ugly fucked up "desk".
Why not build a real desk, diagram it first, plan it out, get the right supplies, get a better cooling system for your pc, put vent holes in the back, and maybe wire up a couple pc case fans in the desk itself.. anythings better than what you built,.. fuck, a DOOR as the desktop? WTF?!?!
Try not being a twitchy Slashdot reader - I look in about once a day, and unless I'm really unlucky, the /. effect has moved on by the time I get to the articles. I mean really, it's not actually time-sensitive news, is it?
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A good rule I've learned with delicate electronics, through the actions of others while in high school. Always place the computer higher up than the drink is placed. That way, if the drink spills, it won't trickle down into the computer.
Job? I don't have time to get a job! Who will sit around and bitch about being broke and unemployed then?
looks nice, indeed.
:)
;)
but there is one thing i would have done different.
why lose any place on the desk to a monitor/display or even a mouse? why not just build a nice 19" touch-sensitive tft display into the deskplate? that would be 1337...
the ones we use at work are bare (as in "no case") and feature a ruggedized frontpane. they are for industrial purposes and can handle a lot more then spilled coffee/NaCl/body fluids.
maybe i'll try it out.
the computer is online
i am not at it
what a waste of ressources
Two things(of several) that I have stopped
using due to their inferior quality:
1)windows
2)any furnature constructed from particle board
I was prepared for something pretty neat, but
this is not it. I've got a cool antique art deco
desk (kinda like a rolltop but not) with a
small pizza box sparc station 20 running debian,
w/24 bit framebuffer. Its not gonna run 3D
games but for something off of the kitchen it
looks less out of place than this monstrosity.
The only thing remotely cool is the cpu
heatsink(and ducting) and the flatscreens.
The deskcreator is only responsible for
the ducting right so....