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Macintosh 2004 Case Mod
NOTD665 writes "'On January 24 [1984], Apple Computer will introduce Macintosh. And you'll see why 1984 won't be like "1984."' This was the pronouncement at the end of Apple's commercial, which TV Guide magazine would later deem the greatest commercial of all time. Aired during the 1983 Super Bowl, the now famous Apple Macintosh '1984' commercial informed the world that the age of modern, home PCs was coming. Get ready. Here comes the Mac... Finally, one fateful day in December, the Mac's slumber was awoken yet again. It was time for the Mac to be reborn." Too bad it doesn't run Mac OS X.
-MSI KM400 Socket A mATX Motherboard (Model KM4M-L)
-Kingston HyperX PC2700 512MB (2x256)
-Sapphire Radeon 9600 256MB
-Western Digital WD800JB 80GB Hard Drive
-Lite-On LDW-411S 4x DVD-RW Drive
-Sparkle 350W FSP350-60BT Powersupply
-Thermalright AX-7 Heatsink with AOC Aluminum 80mm Fan
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This guy defiled the Mac case with PC components!
This is SO WRONG on SO MANY different levels. Ay corrumba.
His webserver must be powered by the original "1984" Macintosh too, since the site is already /.ted!
A coworker has two of the old original macs sitting on her desk for posterity. I keep trying to get her to convert one to a fish tank :)
Don't blame me, I voted for Kodos
This year's Super Bowl, Apple is skipping the product ad and going political. It's going to be a remake of the 1984 ad, only with a different face on the screen. And this time, the babe gets caught by security before smashing the screen. At the end, the head of the security forces pulls off his helmet to reveal:
"John Ashcroft. Why 2004 WILL be like _1984_"
I tell ya, Jobs was more of a visionary than any of us thought.
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This is my SIG. There are many like it, but this one is mine.
That's a Mac Plus (circa 1986) not the origional Mac (128k). He's 2 years early.
The case is clearly that of a Mac Plus, as is the motherboard. Those came out somewhat later (and the early Mac Pluses still didn't say "Macintosh" on the front, it was just the Apple logo), and are also extremely not-at-all-valuable.
I have an original Mac Plus (the kind which doesn't say Macintosh Plus on front) which I use as a very sturdy doorstop. (I also had a bunch of others which I gave to my brother to use as the legs for a coffee table.)
For me, the ultimate case mod will always be the server / espresso machine. Got to know what's important, UP TIME!
"Who are in control, they are not in control of anything - they don't even control themselves!" - Glen Beck
If you don't know what you're talking about then don't post. Ooops, this is /. - my bad.
This is just so wrong. In so many ways. It's like...it's like...taking a Linux system and proudly replacing it with Windows in order to get worms.
Shuddering...
For his next "mod", he'll gut a 1947 Ferrari 125 and replace all the parts with those from a 2004 Buick Regal.
Why is this news, and why is it on the front page? Is there no end to these "look! I stuffed a PC system in to a different box" stories?
Article X: The powers not delegated... by the Constitution...are reserved...to the people
I kept looking at the pages as the project moved foward for when he was going to install the small color VGA monitor, but he never did. Lame project. To be cool he needed to incorporate the screen of the Mac, not just use it as a crummy plastic clone case that required an external monitor.
My SE/30 thumbs it's nose at the whole mess.
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And I suppose you think that running Unix on a Mac is sacrilege too?
Those who posses a history book from 1984 should immediately contact the Ministry of Information. The following typographical errors have been corrected since then:
- Replace references to IBM as "evil empire" with "valued PowerPC partner".
- Replace references to Microsoft as "valued third party software developer" with "evil empire".
Ministry of Information agents will collect incorrect history book and provide corrected versions. The agent will also collect the book "Unix Haters Handbook" as it contains numerous typos, including the title. A corrected version, "Unix Lovers Handbook", will be provided.
Or he could have done something like this.. Now that's impressive.
The end result is exactly what a PC actually is, humiliating, a pale comparison to the original ;0)
Use a color 9 inch LCD screen. ... Price it low enough to be affordable, like $999USD or something.
The last thing Apple needs is to be sued by a bunch of people who went blind from using the machine you propose.
OS X more or less requires a 1024x768 minimum screen resolution. If they could achieve that in a 9" screen, you'd have to practically attach the display to your head, positioned a few inches in front of your face, to be able to see what you were doing.