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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. 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!

  3. 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?