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PumpkinPC v1.0 Makes Its Hallowe'en Debut

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the still-a-pumpkin-in-the-morning dept.

vivIsel writes "I just recently created the PumpkinPC v1.0 for the Hack-O-Lantern contest at Bjorn3D. I thought the Slashdot community would get a kick out of this--it being Halloween, and all. I just hope it doesn't rot too soon." Hopefully, the pumpkin has survived the trick-or-treaters.

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  1. Aargh! by Da+Fokka · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's running Windows, that's kinda scary!

  2. Now make a PDA by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Make a PDA from a gourd.

  3. Here's an Idea... by Obliterous · · Score: 5, Funny

    OC this mother, stuff the seeds back in, and you'll have a tasty treat in the morning!!

  4. If it had linux installed... by vor · · Score: 5, Funny

    It'd be a Hack-O-Lantern =)

    Imagine a pumpkin patch^H^H^H^H^H^H^H beowulf cluster of these =)

  5. You know you spend to much time on slashdot when.. by jamesjw · · Score: 5, Funny


    You know you've spent too much time reading slashdot when your first reaction isnt "They put a PC in A pumpkin?!?!"

    But is: "Hmm I could think of three ways to build a bigger, faster, Dual Jackelandern POWER PUMPKIN!!!"

    I think I need to go lay down now...

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  6. Re:Hmm by haggar · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yes, I know. Only 3 PCI slots.

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    Sigged!
  7. What's NeXT? by tiredwired · · Score: 5, Funny

    Coming soon... Rotting deer carcass PC. The first dual booting roadkill. It needs a little debugging first. I'm using the antlers for the Wi-Fi antenna.

    1. Re:What's NeXT? by WhiteChocolate42 · · Score: 5, Funny

      So last week I was rummaging around in my great-uncle Nathaniel's basement, and what do I find but an original Gutenberg Bible. I was awestruck at this incredible find- it was the perfect size for the computer I was building! I immediately took it home and got to work. First things first, I ripped off the cover and the back, and used my dremel to cut a "box" shape in all the pages (don't worry, I didn't let any of it go to waste... I used the rest to line my birdcage). Anyway, I won't waste space here with all the details, but suffice to say, all I needed to use was a mini-itx motherboard, a hard drive I had laying around, and a power supply I built myself using old Deusenberg parts. I topped it off by making it holy-water-cooled and creating a neat lighting effect by burning the souls of your unborn children. I'll have a link and pics soon!

  8. Slashdot slogan... by clickety6 · · Score: 5, Funny



    Slashdot...because it's nice to know you're not the weirdest person in the world after all...

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  9. more pics by DarkSkiesAhead · · Score: 5, Informative


    The Bjorn3D site has more pics of this guy's pumpkin pc. It also has pics of the first place winner, Pimpkin Mark 4.

  10. Re:You know you spend to much time on slashdot whe by pavera · · Score: 5, Funny

    What about:
    You know you've spent too much time reading slashdot when your first reaction isn't "They put a PC in a pumpkin?!?!"
    But is: "Hmmm, I'm pretty sure they did this last year too!"

  11. If he'd have used Linus's OS on it... by foxtrot · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...instead of Win98, would it then be the Great Pumpkin?

    Er, wrong Linus. Nevermind...