Build Your Own Mac

DaytonCIM writes "TechTV has a great article by Kevin Rose on how to build your own Mac: 'When it comes to PCs, geeks usually make a decision between buying a prebuilt computer or building one, component by component. This isn't true when it comes to Macintoshes. You're stuck with whatever Apple has to offer, with only a few measly dollars differentiating the products from retailer to retailer.' It will be broadcast on The Screen Savers today."

Comments

Build your own computer....

[nother_nix_hacker]

I made my own but found I kept dropping the transistors on the carpet and losing them.

Re:Build your own computer....

[Anonvmous Coward]

"I made my own but found I kept dropping the transistors on the carpet and losing them."

I'm still waiting for my Macintosh to grow. Portland doesn't get a lot of sunlight.

Re:Build your own computer....

[poot_rootbeer]

That's why I build MY computers using good old-fashioned vacuum tubes instead. No pesky transistors to lose!

All I want to know...

[Mitreya]

... is why a desk lamp is missing from the list of components :) These lamp-like macs would probably be the most fun ones to build...

Save yourself $8.29

[Anonymous Coward]

This 480 hours of labor saves you all sorts of money, even after you have to spend $20 on tools and junk that you need to jimmy the stuff together.

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[SmegTheLight]

This topic should be called:

"How you COULD have built your own Mac, before the info got Slashdotted"

Hmmm....

[Aggrazel]

Build my own mac?

I used to do that all the time, was easy...

2 all beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese ...

Can't resist

[Strange Ranger]

If I build it, does that make it an iMac?

Create Your Own (Big) Mac

[webword]

TOP SECRET RECIPE

INGREDIENTS

1 sesame-seed hamburger bun
Half of an additional hamburger bun
1/4 pound ground beef
Dash salt
1 tablespoon Kraft Thousand Island dressing
1 teaspoon finely diced onion
1/2 cup chopped lettuce
1 slice American cheese
2 to 3 dill pickle slices

INSTRUCTIONS

1. With a serrated knife, cut the top off the extra bun half, leaving about a 3/4-inch-thick slice. This will be the middle bun in your sandwich.

2. Place the three bun halves on a hot pan or griddle, face down, and toast them to a light brown. Set aside, but keep the pan hot.

3. Divide the ground beef in half and press into two thin patties slightly larger than the bun.

4. Cook the patties in the hot pan over medium heat for 2 to 3 minutes on each side. Salt lightly.

5. Build the burger in the following stacking order from the bottom up:

bottom bun
half of dressing
half of onion
half of lettuce
American cheese
beef patty
middle bun
remainder of dressing
remainder of onion
remainder of lettuce
pickle slices
beef patty
top bun

CONFUCIUS SAY

[PD]

Drop one transistor on carpet and it is lost. But drop a million and you say "look at all those damn transistors."

Re:Thats Stupid

[Anonymous Coward]

Looks like you've been using the Office spell checker.

Re:Just an FYI....NO FLAME

[Mononoke]

I'm totally in favor of people trying this - just be forwarned that this is not a simple buy the parts slap the pieces together turn it on project - it's time consuming and requires a lot more tools and skill than needed for pc building.

That's what gets me every time I hear someone crowing about how they "Built their PC from scratch." No they didn't. They bought about 10 items and put them together like some snap-together kit (Place Tab A in Slot B). Certainly something some people could be proud of, but not really that impressive in the long run.

Whenever someone comes to me claiming to have built their PC, I ask them to describe their technique for etching multi-layer circuit boards.

Then they stomp on my foot. I don't know why.

Re:Duh

[unicron]

Then why does Mc'D's keep canning your ass?

Modding Down

[CleverNickName]

Somebody on Slashdot modding down Wil Wheaton, yeah right! :)

Heh. I think it's a hobby for some people to take their mod points and burn them hitting me -1 five times in a row.

Hey, at least this time it's for a good reason. :)

Re:It's not that hard...

[Jeff DeMaagd]

I am more partial to "FrankenTosh".

Re:Thats Stupid

[Moses Lawn]

No no no... If you're going to troll, do it right: You'd misspell "preferably", you wouldn't put the apostrophes in "world's" (twice), you certainly wouldn't get the "it's" usage right. I like the letter transpositions and the "WIndows", though - those were a nice touch. The lack of line breaks is excellent. But "cheep"? No, too obvious. You certainly shouldn't get the distinction between Unix and Linux.

Nice try, though. I give it a "B". Keep working at it - you have real troll potential.

Re:The prices are not so good

[Twirlip of the Mists]

Oh yeah, and Linux ;)

See? You knew there had to be a down-side, right?

Re:Just an FYI....NO FLAME

[spacefrog]

• You must also ask your mother her technique for grinding flour and
• raising chickens when she bakes your birthday cake "from scratch."

What parts of the chicken are used in the birthday cake???????

Re:Just an FYI....NO FLAME

[Yosho]

I'll tell you about my etching techniques if you tell me about how you refined the minerals you mined to make your circuit boards. ;-)

Hey, us Mac users get to make choices too you know

[Ignorant Aardvark]

We get to choose between five fruity colors!