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MacBook Mod Gives Base Station Chassis New Purpose
odysseus31173 writes "A little over a year ago, I began developing for the iPhone and needed a working mac (not a Hackintosh), so I decided to purchase a MacBook logic board to save on cost. I modded a Linksys case to accept the logic board (along with all of the other hardware) and made it function again. The Mac currently runs Leopard and has a working iSight and mic along with fully functional WiFi and bluetooth. The RAM is the standard 1 gig, but the hard drive has been upgraded to 160 gigs. The iSight/mic holes in the front panel are hard to see and this could be used as a nanny cam of sorts."
It was Apple branded, that was the point. He used entirely genuine Apple parts, except for the case...
and that's the problem. The board itself does not carry an OEM license, so upgrade copies still do not apply.
Granted, it works flawlessly and installs Apple updates automatically, and I don't think Apple would give a crap since they clearly don't have to support it, and likely profited off the OS license, iLife license, and the spare parts too...
Apple doesn't want COMPANIES making systems, or facilitating hacks, but they have made it know they actualyl appreciate the general hacking community and have no intention of persuing people who use LEGAL copies of the software paid for in a store on home-built components.
There is no contest in life for which the unprepared have the advantage.
"and that's the problem. The board itself does not carry an OEM license, so upgrade copies still do not apply."
And why not? Plenty of companies sell Apple products in different cases, and they're blessed by Apple.
Hell, I'm pretty sure I remember Steve Jobs playing with a 3rd party Apple tablet that was on display at MacWorld a few years ago. Pretty sure it was the ModBook, which not only was on display at MacWorld, but is commercially available, and considered by Apple to be licensed for OS X.
"Apple doesn't want COMPANIES making systems, or facilitating hacks, but they have made it know they actualyl appreciate the general hacking community and have no intention of persuing people who use LEGAL copies of the software paid for in a store on home-built components."
As noted above, the ModBook is a 3rd party system built with Apple parts sold commercially, and condoned by Apple.