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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. Oh come on... by MosesJones · · Score: 3, Insightful


    For old machine cool case mods, surely you'd have to go the OTHER way.

    I mean get an old PDP-11, gut it and put boards and extensions everywhere, imagine rebuilding the PSU as a set of USB access points, or as a beowulf cluster of Mini-ITX systems :-)

    Or put an old IBM Mainframe in the basement, wire up the lights and away you go.

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  2. Summary by BJH · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Man puts ITX MB in old plastic box.

    Sorry, but I would have been more impressed if he'd restored the Atari 800 to working condition.

    1. Re:Summary by Dogtanian · · Score: 3, Insightful

      I have a working 800. What can I do with it?

      Play games on it? Write some cool programs? If you don't want it, give it away to someone who does.

      (Seriously. My parents want to throw it out, since it's in their house right now.)

      I know the feeling. Tell them it's a classic and worth a lot of money. Half a lie can't hurt ;-)

      Don't chuck it though... sheesh!

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  3. Sad by martingunnarsson · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I think it's sad to see old hardware ripped apart like this. It's just as sad as people ripping nice old cars apart to make butt-ugly hot rods...

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  4. Still running by MosesJones · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Ummm isn't it a bit sad that a C64 can handle a minor slashdotting better than many commercial sites ?

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  5. Anyone can put a PC into an atari .... by mustangdavis · · Score: 2, Insightful

    .... that is, if they know how to use Photoshop or GIMP ..... This is a crime! You ruined something that belongs in a museum!!!!

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