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Case Mod Collection

Posted by michael on from the rice-rice-baby dept.

Let's clear out a few of the case mod submissions which tend to pile up in dusty corners of our submission bin: MarkCC writes "An incredibly bizarre sort-of case mod: someone recreated the computer terminals from Terry Gilliam's Brazil, using an old Mac and a 1923 underwood typewriter." We mentioned some Mac case mods the other day. And remember, if it looks fast, it might as well be fast.

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  1. Re:this is flamebait, but... by danamania · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I went peeking around for interesting casemods out of curiosity just recently, and found 99.99% of them are a hole in the side, some spraypaint, and lighting. That's kinda disappointing, considering the creativity that must be out there. There's a lack of machines modded with innovation or, more importantly, individuality.

    I'd like to see more extreme-hidden-wiring tricks, curves, chrome mesh, and really nice murals. Yes it's very 1970s van culture, but that didn't hurt anyone first time around :)

  2. Practical Case Mods by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Interesting

    Why are none of the featured ones actually useful?

    My old Amiga 3k desktop was case-modded to:
    Accomodate a Video Toaster
    Accomodate a 5.25" drive (Syquest)
    Accomodate 2x 3.5" full-height hard drives
    Accomodate 2x 3.5" half-height hard drives
    Oh, and HD floppy
    Accomodate a second power supply to run all
    those drives
    Accomodate all of the above at once.

    The case as designed held three 3.5" drives. Nothing more. And Commodore wasn't selling anything else (except the 3k tower, which also had to be modded (we called it hacking, then) for a VT). This was a major power improvement over the stock machine, not a cosmetic one (my boss, another Amiganaut, said my machine was the silliest thing he'd ever seen). Where are the power case mods?

    The best they do now is a few more fans. Whoopee.

  3. I thought they were Apple II's by shoppa · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I always thought the video on the Brazil terminals was obviously generated by an Apple II. A Mac? There weren't any freaking icons on the screen!

  4. Awesome but dangerious!?! by -Harlequin- · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I've wanted to do a Brazil terminal for years. That mod is awesome. The thing that held me back - and that doesn't seem to have been addressed, is the danger from exposing a CRT tube - there are high voltage components. I know that caps in even a small TV can hold enough charge to potentially kill someone weeks after it was last plugged in (and certainly enough to give you one hell of a jolt). Is the mac CRT monitor safer somehow? (I haven't been inside one recently - I was looking at tiny ancient PC greenscreens).

    My feeling is that this mod may be dangerious - the exposed CRT means you can put your hand in the wrong place while it's turned on. Perhaps add a glass dome/enclosure to it? Does anyone know more about the innards of the mac CRT and safety?