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17" Monitor Case Modding -- The "iMike"

Posted by timothy on from the lots-of-time dept.

greyrax writes "So what does a Canadian cabinet maker who's a closet techie do during those long winter months? You modify a 17" monitor case to house your computer (think iMac). The blow-by-blow descriptions and pictures outline this three-month project. The only question that I'm left with is 'What is that antenna for?'"

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  1. Looks like someone has a bad case... by MsGeek · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...of Macintosh envy.

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    1. Re:Looks like someone has a bad case... by Anonvmous+Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

      "Worst.... Pun.... EVER!"

      It wasn't a complete pun. It's two thirds of one. P.U..

  2. Great! by Zach+Garner · · Score: 5, Funny

    Just what I wanted! The size of a CRT and the quality of a LCD!

    1. Re:Great! by iomud · · Score: 5, Funny

      I think I counted at least 9 fans. It's a wonder that thing doesn't just float by itself.

    2. Re:Great! by MoneyT · · Score: 4, Funny

      I shudder to think about what all those fans would sound like when turned on!

      My guess would be:

      wrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr rr rrrrrrrrrrrrr

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  3. Antenna? by inertia187 · · Score: 4, Funny

    What is that antenna for?

    That's the gear shift, you insensitive clod!

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  4. He's probably got an order for 5,000 of them... by FearUncertaintyDoubt · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...from John Deere

  5. Re:Ugly by arose · · Score: 5, Funny

    It may not look like an iMac, but it's just as ugly.

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  6. Re:Completed pictures by scsi_pants · · Score: 4, Funny

    hideous?
    Are you kidding? Here in Iowa that color (especially when paired with yellow) is very popular. :)

  7. Keyobard? by Atmchicago · · Score: 3, Funny

    The whole thing is really cool, but what about a keybaord? He shows two mice but no keyboard, I guess you can just paste stuff from the character map.

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  8. not a farm implement by chunkwhite86 · · Score: 5, Funny

    This thing is a farm implement. It's a high-quality farm implement, and I admire his work ethic, but it's still a farm implement.

    I think that this compares to (in appearance anyways) to those silly rice boys who take a honda civic and lower it and put on a big wing and muffler and wacky paint job.

    The term to describe this look is the "angry kitchen appliance" look.

    ;-)

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  9. Re:Interesting, but ... by Idarubicin · · Score: 5, Funny
    But they certainly didn't ask for my opinion so I'll STFU now.

    So much time could be saved on Slashdot if people would put this sentence at the beginning of their posts, instead of at the end.

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  10. Re:One complaint... by cperciva · · Score: 5, Funny

    That feeling goes up exponentially thinking about someone trying to discharge the caps without someone there who knows what they're doing to guide them.

    Don't worry, they'll have no trouble discharging the capacitors...

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  11. Re:The antenna by Mr_Matt · · Score: 4, Funny

    No, YOU ARE WRONG!

    Holy crap, dude, don't pop your sphincter - it's just a website after all. Breathe in. Breathe out. Now, don't we feel better? :)

    Personally, I don't care what the antenna is connected to - when you're being pedantic enough to put all your junk in a 17" monitor case, you hang antennae on it just because. See the beauty?

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