Orac^3 -- Not Your Everyday Casemod

jmke writes "G-nome has finished his amazing Orac case mod, which looks absolutely stunning." An excerpt from the site: "Ever since I saw the first series of Blakes 7 I have wanted my own Orac. For those that don't know, Blakes 7 was a late 70s/early 80s British Science Fiction series and Orac was this intellectually snobbish, difficult and incredibly brilliant computer, hand built by an eccentric scientist. The special effects were straight out of 60's Star Trek and a lot of the props were converted from (or later converted to) props from other classic BBC series such as Doctor Who and The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy (where the Bambleweeny 57 sub-meson brain looks like it was made by the same bloke!)."

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A beautiful piece of work.

[neuro.slug]

Apple should hire this guy. In the world of cheesy 'look-through-the-window-at-my-neon-tubes' case-modding, this fellow has certainly showed us all something truly unique.

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Re:Um No

[xtal]

I'm also not a huge fan of watercooling. If there is a leak, two things happen.
1) Your computer gets wet
2) The chernobyl effect. Assuming it's survived this long, the coolant's now gone, and the computer keeps getting hotter. Uh oh.


I did a lot of experimenting with watercooling for about two years, short answer is it isn't going to leak unless you do something stupid or are very unlucky. If you have a GFCI on the outlet, you don't actually have too much to worry about. Just use proper clamps, or even zip ties will work ok.

So basically, I'd say this one is not worth worrying about. There have been very few meltdowns for all of the water cooling kits sold, and it HAS come a long way. Resevoirs aren't really needed with some of the new and adapted pumps that are out there. Fish tank 120V submersibles are obsoleted for 12V pumps. Good purpose built radiators are out there. Add silicone tubes and good hose clamps, and you shouldn't see a leak. Think of all the high pressure systems in your average car - rarely do those fail if maintained in far worse conditions.

Re:Hi-Tech Eye Candy

[techno-vampire]

Wrong. Checking dictionary.com, we find:

The conscious production or arrangement of sounds, colors, forms, movements, or other elements in a manner that affects the sense of beauty, specifically the production of the beautiful in a graphic or plastic medium. The study of these activities.

In one definition and:

A system of principles and methods employed in the performance of a set of activities: the art of building. And, A trade or craft that applies such a system of principles and methods: the art of the lexicographer. Nothing about it needing to be useless. Have you ever considered learning what you're writing about before posting?

Re:Case modding is evil

[psoriac]

This idiot should take his next pay packet and sponsor a child in Africa or something.

Let me see if I understand what you're saying:

1) Study hard.
2) Work hard.
3) Don't Profit!

Re:Hi-Tech Eye Candy

[Anonymous Coward]

That, sir, is one of the most uninfirmed and ignorant statements I have had the honor of witnessing on Slashdot.

You win an award. I don't know which one.

Re:He wanted that look

[surprise_audit]

you will see that this is exactly the look he was going for. I agree that if you have problems though its going to be a bitch to fix it.

Haven't had a chance to RTFA yet but, if the crowded look is deliberate, maybe a bunch of the tubes and/or cables are simply held in place by the casing, so that when you open it, you can lift them out in seconds? Shoot, they could even be attached to the casing and not actually joined to anything inside, so they'd come away with the side panels...

Re:Looks nothing like ORAC

[Anonymous Coward]

I agree...I actually think it looks a lot better than the old Orac.

Re:It's a radio.

[ttsalo]

Never seen a Faraday cage made of chicken wire then? A screen need not be solid.

Anyone that talks about Faraday cages as RF protection doesn't know what they are talking about.

Faraday cage is for protection from electric fields, not RF radiation. Sure, RF has the E-field component, but RF can go through the holes in a Faraday cage, depending on the wavelength. Would you think that a microwave oven with chicken wire as the door would be safe? Think again. There's a reason why the holes in the microwave oven doors are the size they are. Faraday cages and RF enclosures are not synonyms. Modern processors operate far above the frequencies where chicken wire would block RF.

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