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Mini-ITX PC in an Atari 800

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the retro-look-with-brand-new-feel dept.

tgeller writes "As case mods go, this one's not the weirdest, But it has its own retro charm. Musician and geek Andy Hutson slipped a Mini-ITX motherboard into an Atari 800 case... and used an old cartridge as the mouse! Too bad the original keyboard's not functional." This almost makes me want to tear apart my old Apple //c and see what I can make. Almost.

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  1. Why is this getting modded down? by caitsith01 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I am not trying to be a jerk, just expressing an honest opinion that in 2000 years time archaeologists will not look back at our time and gasp in awe at our ability to take the insides of a computer and place it in the case of another computer.

    Look at the number of comments... people are voting with their mice and not even bothering with stories like this one, of which there are far too many.

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