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Yet Another PC-Mac Case Mod

Posted by pudge on from the but-this-one-is-cool dept.

JayPee writes "Fortunately, this mod doesn't involve destroying a brand new G5 for its shell. (And yes, I know the G5 was a "hoax"). Instead, the modder used an old Macintosh SE case for his gaming computer. While I'm sad that he wasn't able to use the old black and white display in conjunction with the LCD, I'm still amazed that he was able to deal with the heat issues that I'm assuming would pop up by stuffing a higher end PC and video card in a Mac SE case." This mod is technically impressive, and looks great.

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  1. Akihabara by jetfuel · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I came across something similar in Akihabara a couple of years ago: http://context.metalbat.com/index.pl?671 The i/30 is an SE/30 fitted with a G3 mobo and with the B&W CRT replaced by a TFT. Excellent.

    1. Re:Akihabara by jetfuel · · Score: 2, Interesting
      The screen looks photoshopped in the upper edges, and just putting some USB keyboard in front of it isn't enough. I'd had been impressed if the mod was detailed, but I, too, can claim to put a bi-g5 in my powerbook 100, with just a photo starring said powerbook powered off...
      Why would I fake this? 1. Photochop a G3 + SE/30 mod and post on my photoblog claiming that some random store made it. 2. Wait 2 years, then link to it on Slashdot. 3. ???
    2. Re:Akihabara by baryon351 · · Score: 2, Interesting

      I came across this picture of a Mac Classic running OSX in Color linked on /. months ago. It however is a certain fake, as are most (all?) of the ones on that site.

    3. Re:Akihabara by Rand+Race · · Score: 2, Interesting

      Any idea what screen it is using? I've been looking for a LCD or even a color CRT that would fit the SE/30's opening without major modification to the case or fitting a smaller LCD (like this) for a while now.

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    4. Re:Akihabara by Golias · · Score: 2, Interesting
      I could not agree more.

      Whether you are talking about an old Macintosh, a jewelry box, a tool case, whatever... If you are just going to use it as the plastic walls around your garden-variety PC, your project is slightly less interesting than making a bong out of it.

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  2. Interesting by Cthefuture · · Score: 2, Interesting

    A pretty nicely done mod. Of course no matter how good it is there will be something to criticize.

    My problem is with the CDROM. Ugh, it looks horrible in there. He should've either decased the CDROM (so all you see is the door), used a laptop style thin drive, or best would have been to use an old iMac drive.

    Right now it looks out of place on an otherwise decent design. I've never seen an Apple with a big 'ol dorky CDROM drive shoved in like that.

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  3. Re:Interesting, but... by mgs1000 · · Score: 4, Interesting
    This was pretty cool

    Some guy took the guts of a G4 cube and put it in a Color Classic

  4. Re:Should use Objectdock by Brandybuck · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Or KDE with Baghira and KSmoothdock...

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  5. Speaking of mods by Pope · · Score: 4, Interesting
    Not so much a casemod, but a guy over on MacNN put a neon kit in his G5 and runs with the panel off. Linky

    Can't say I'm a fan of people who make their cases light up ( I think it's a waste of time and money, frankly), but why not try something no one else has?

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  6. nice rendering by tholomyes · · Score: 4, Interesting

    either they took a lot of time and care with the photos, or they're very nice renderings. either way, it looks nifty. but, somehow, unreal.

    it'd be nice if it didn't light up, too, and you could just tuck its nice small case away to do be a file/print server. good size for that sort of thing.

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  7. How sad... by oldosadmin · · Score: 1, Interesting

    Killing a piece of computer history is horrible... Instead of killing the machine, donate it to science or something. Just DON'T TRASH HISTORY. Please.

    I am proud owner of a Mac Classic, which will -not- be destroyed.

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    1. Re:How sad... by crackshoe · · Score: 2, Interesting

      My home school district has been thowing out classics and SE's for a few years now. I take em home (from our dump), figure out which ones work, and which ones don't. the good ones find homes or sit around looking pretty, and the busted ones get modified. howver, there reaches a point where you have a bit too much nostalgia (this comes when you can't lie down on your bed becuase you didn't have anywhere else to cram that 6500)

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  8. Revival by phorm · · Score: 2, Interesting

    You're not killing it, you're reviving it in a new form. Now, instead of sitting in a closet picking up dust, the user has a Mac case which, while looking much like the original, is a bit fancy and a whole lot more functional.