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BlueCI

olePigeon

olePigeon

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I was recapping and cleaning a IIci for sale, when I stumbled upon a bag of blue LEDs that I had bought years and years ago. So I went ahead and swapped out the green LED for a blue one. 8-)

(Tape residue removal and Retr0Brite this weekend.)

blueci.jpg

 
To me the Blue LED reminds me of the beginning of the (LED) revolution. It's quite refreshing to see.

i want to convert mine to high intensity red led's my cracked case IIci is going to get some fun !

olePigeon always comes up with the best ideas! :)

I really like that LC I Mod you did, Floppy+optical drive+Hard drive = freakin' cool!

that IIci stripe is also cool!

 
Maybe add a LCD , make it look like he's talking to you?

:-)

then it will seem more like it's alive. ha.

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Edit, changed picture per OOM's suggestion.

 
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Why does that mean it's got to go in its side? Can't it still stand the right way up (with the LCD rotated-of course!)? Also, what's the read fireball for?

 
It's a computer from a movie, (that acts like it's alive) - this computer killed a bunch of people, by the way. So Dave is shutting him, er, I mean the hal9000 computer down.


The song in the end is kinda sad.

 
It would be very interesting to see a HAL-eye on the front of a IIci or Q700, maybe have the strobing controlled by hard disk activity or audio output. Somewhere I remember seeing/having an old screensaver that replicated the control panels from the movie under OS 8, but I could be wrong. ;)

 
CelGen: I don't care much for bright blue LEDs, either. It seems to me to have been something of a fad during the last 12 years or so.

Idea: Maybe make it white, like modern Macs? It would be a little easier on the eyes.

Case in point: I have some Macally External HD enclosures, and the bright blue power indicator makes an excellent nightlight! I could almost read by it if I wanted!!

Enough ranting now.

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I'll see about getting a white LED.

What would be cool would be a RGB LED, and some software to control the colors (maybe connect it via an open ADB port?) :)

 
HAL went crazy because he was lied to. OOM - pick up a copy of this. Required reading. There will be a test on this at a later date.

 
Sorry, that's not what I meant by standing it the right way up. It should go flat like a normal II-currently it's still on its side, just the other side!

 
The IIci (and IIcx) case has points to mount the rubber feet for a horizontal or vertical configuration. Apple made promotional materials showing both orientations. Both ways are "correct".

 
A white LED would be actually really cool. If you can get milticolor LED's that include white, have white for power and green or red for the HDD activity light.

 
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