Wired Case Mod Roundup 172
tpurcell writes "With the popularity of case modding, here is Wired's round-up of some more extreme mods. From a V8 engine to a 3 burner coffee pot, make way for some great cases."
Memory fault - where am I?
Here's an extreme case mod idea (Score:5, Funny)
Oh, the iMac G4? Damn, I thought I had a surefire winner there!
coffee machine (Score:5, Funny)
Still waiting... (Score:5, Funny)
Caffeine Machine (Score:5, Funny)
Took so long it was obsolete... (Score:5, Funny)
SPECS: 350-MHz Intel Pentium II, 256 Mbytes RAM, 4-Gbyte Ultrawide SCSI hard disk
COST: $84 in scrap aluminum, abrasives, screws, and LEDs; $1,800 in computer components
TIME: 100 hours over two years
By the time he finished it, the computer was obsolete. Right on!
Re:Caffeine Machine (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Funny (Score:3, Funny)
Okay, now take it a step further.... (Score:5, Funny)
A mod done inside a Commodore 64/128, please! Extra points for turning a VIC-20 tape deck into a firewire drive. :)
Caffeine Machine also Refrigerates (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Marketing (Score:1, Funny)
--Steve Jobs
P.S. It's "iTunes Music Store" not "Apple Music Store" you idiots.
Re:Still waiting... (Score:4, Funny)
I have it! John Romero's.
Shiny Aluminium, 350 MHz, $1800???? (Score:2, Funny)
$1800 for a 350 MHz Pentium II? Did you perchance ride a short bus to school every day?
"The horrible beige box drove me to it." Uh, I know this may come as a shock to you, but there's a cure for that now. [apple.com] And it is a hell of a lot faster than 350 MHz...
Re:Still waiting... (Score:5, Funny)
You have John Romeros skull?!?!
I think he might be wanting that back...
Re:Still waiting... (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Took so long it was obsolete... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Funny (Score:3, Funny)
Did it use Windows for suction?
Re:Here's an extreme case mod idea (Score:3, Funny)
Shit! (Score:4, Funny)
Of course, my oldest son still insists it's the coolest thing I've ever built.
D'oh!
Re:Shiny Aluminium, 350 MHz, $1800???? (Score:4, Funny)
I personally find it offensive that you refer someone creative enough to create an original, extremely cool and quite functional (aluminum is far better for transferring heat into the outside air than steel) case from $84 worth of junk, as "riding the short bus".
Re:Took so long it was obsolete... (Score:3, Funny)
This is the legacy of the bongheads (Score:4, Funny)
2003: "Bet I can make a casemod out of that!"
Re:Ummmmm... YEAH (Score:3, Funny)
Yeah, good thing he didn't turn out weird after seeing Alien as a kid!
Re:Still waiting... (Score:3, Funny)
Why? He doesn't carry anything useful in there. He could be reprogrammed with a small computer to say things like:
I'm hungry.
I'd like a cup of tea.
Look at the tits on my girlfriend.
I'm gonna make you my bitch.
A very simple computer at that.
Re:Took so long it was obsolete... (Score:3, Funny)
I can't wait! (Score:1, Funny)
I'm going to go mod my XBOX and put a PC inside of it!!1!!one! It'll be awesome!