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PC In An XP Box

Posted by Hemos on from the teh-joy-of-machinery dept.

wolrahnaes writes "There is an article up on mini-itx.com explaining how to fit a fully functional PC based on a VIA M10000 EPIA board in to a Windows XP box. The author even explains how he then fit it in to a Red Hat box and used a sensor to tell the bootloader which OS to run based on which box it is in."

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  1. It's ironic... by ralphb · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...that one of the most expensive component of the project is the box itself.

  2. Now... by Bishop,+Martin · · Score: 5, Funny

    Now I just have to find an OS/2 box...

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  3. Welcome by jstrain · · Score: 3, Funny

    to the wonderful world of people who have too much time on their hands!

    1. Re:Welcome by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      Yes, but we call it "slashdot" for short ;)

  4. FINALLY! by PFactor · · Score: 5, Funny

    A Windows XP box worth the retail price!

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  5. Monopoly by kettch · · Score: 5, Funny

    Microsoft will definitely get into trouble when they start bundling computers with purchases of Windows.

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    1. Re:Monopoly by GigsVT · · Score: 3, Funny

      Heh, they're already beta testing that, it's called the "Xbox" project.

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  6. deary me by slayer99 · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Windows XP Box" By Andy France - Posted on 1 December 2003

    Slashdot: Always first with the news ;)

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    1. Re:deary me by old7 · · Score: 5, Funny

      And the second, too.

  7. Wow! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Too bad most Slashdotters who use XP won't actually HAVE an XP box...

    1. Re:Wow! by niktesla · · Score: 3, Funny

      That reminds me of the OEM version of XP that I saw for sell in the Philippines. It was just a bag with the CD's and a "computer" consisting of one little screw.

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  8. Hmmm by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    So, Bob, what did you do this weekend?

    Oh, you know, barbeque with the friends, fucked the wife, usual stuff. You?

    The usual, drank a bunch of jolt, wacked off in the basement to anime and wrote an article about a useless PC mod.

    1. Re:Hmmm by glwtta · · Score: 4, Funny
      The ones truly powering the next generation are those who are fucking their wives and pitching to CEOs.

      Actually, its the ones pitching to CEOs and fucking their wives.

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    2. Re:Hmmm by ScottSpeaks! · · Score: 4, Funny

      Personally I'd rather fuck the CEOs and get them to pitch their wives.

  9. bah by Dreadlord · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yawn, that's nothing, wake me up when they manage to get a working PC with Windows in it.

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  10. Two Words: by Bingo+Foo · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Recycle Bin."

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  11. When the SCO guys come by amigoro · · Score: 3, Funny
    When the SCO guys come to find you, just show them the box and says it runs XP.

    Moderate this comment
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  12. Re:Some pepole have... by Neil+Blender · · Score: 5, Funny

    TO MUCH time on there hands...

    You must be very busy, what with the nine word post that has three mistakes in it.

  13. Re:That's not a small computer, THIS is a small... by crackshoe · · Score: 5, Funny

    little did you know that that is, in fact, a giant cat of death. they just pu a fake nanode case around a minivan.

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  14. *yawn* by Lane.exe · · Score: 5, Funny
    When he packs a Mac into an apple, let me know.

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  15. Suggestion for use of this mod by Joey+Patterson · · Score: 5, Funny

    Use a box to build yourself a new box so you can run Box inside of Bochs on your box!

  16. Re:What's next? by ultramk · · Score: 3, Funny

    What's next? Putting it in a carboard cut out of britney spears?

    I guess the sad thing here is that this sounds really cool to me.

    m-

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  17. That's not all! by One+Louder · · Score: 4, Funny

    If you put in a box labeled "Duke Nukem Forever" it travels to the distant future and surprises some eloi and morlocks.

  18. Re:in other news... by Dirtside · · Score: 5, Funny
    seriously, wouldn't time be better spent on other, more worthwhile projects than building a computer in a box?
    ...said the guy posting on Slashdot.
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  19. Re:Way too much time on their hands... by NanoGator · · Score: 4, Funny

    "Is it just me, or do these guys have way too much time on their hands? I mean... what in the world do they hope to accomplish besides a (+5, HOLYSHIT) moderation?"

    Is it just me, or do these guys have way too much time on their hands? I mean.. what in the world do they hope to accomplish besidse a (+5, Whoopdedoo_You_Pointed_Out_It_Isn't_A_BFD) moderation?

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  20. What scares me most by JudgeFurious · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...is that computers are getting small enough for that goatse guy to do his own personal "case mod" and it's only a matter of time before we have the link.

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