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TiMacLover Senior Member USA 1282 Posts	Posted - 02 Apr 2002 : 01:26:01 Thi sis horrible, looks like Jason Vorehes head from Friday The 13th... http://www.g-news.ch/articles/nhp200nc/ Jeremy "I'll see you on the Dark Side Of The Moon" - Pink Floyd Covert Ops 68k 68k Hacks General Macs Liberated:16
~Coxy Leader, Tactical Ops Unit Australia 2822 Posts	Posted - 02 Apr 2002 : 06:13:41 Ahh, saw that one on the MAF! ~Coxy - Leader, Tactical Operations Unit 00014 Macs liberated
cinemafia Guerrilla Recon Leader USA 2965 Posts	Posted - 02 Apr 2002 : 10:34:35 I saw it on FUBAR, AtAT and AAF!!! 666th poster and 666th thread-creator Mod of the Mac II series Forums Total 68K Macs liberated: 7 Regular Disappear!
Tallgeese Full Member USA 523 Posts	Posted - 02 Apr 2002 : 14:55:52 While hideous, i think it's so comical and unique that it isn't the world's ugliest. That honor, for me at least, goes to the ultra-generic beige boxes. No thought put into it, no design consideration whatsoever. Sgt. Tallgeese Thread Lord of Darkness Apple II Squad Leader 68k Mac Liberation Army 68k Macs Liberated: 4
Da Penguin Senior Member USA 1094 Posts	Posted - 02 Apr 2002 : 15:18:53 Yeah if you think aboot it, they actually put(.....uh oh should i say this?) thought into the design. Everyday beige boxes with a lil lite strapped on get quite old. A computer that looks like a regurgitated brain, now THAT has some effort behind it! Even if it was cheap and all..... ~The Penguin \|Captain, Intelligence Operations\| There is only one path and that is the path that you take, but you can take more than one path. 68k.torpedobird.com <-- Hotline Server
Wonkothesane Full Member USA 506 Posts	Posted - 02 Apr 2002 : 15:38:41 Let's face it: most PC geeks don't care how their computers look, they will use and proudly display them as long as they are functional. I can't say that I would put a PC in a nice case if I would build one; to save money, I'd probably put it in a tupperware container if it could manage the heat (actually, that wouldn't look so bad...). Wonko The Sane Engineer-in-training 3 Macs Liberated "You can't possibly be a scientist if you mind people thinking that you're a fool."- Wonko The Sane
Kady Mae Junior Member USA 261 Posts	Posted - 02 Apr 2002 : 17:07:37 Well, that certainly solves the problem of lining up all the holes and screws when mounting mobo ...I think it's a hillarious solution of what to do with old PC parts. Oh, and in addition to not building one of those with a PIII/IV, don't use a big ass scsi drive (tm). Even at 5400 rpm, those bastards generate a lot of heat. 68K's liberated: 0 68Ks adopted to loving homes: 2 PowerMacs adopted: 1
cinemafia Guerrilla Recon Leader USA 2965 Posts	Posted - 02 Apr 2002 : 17:22:19 quote: I'd probably put it in a tupperware container if it could manage the heat (actually, that wouldn't look so bad...). cough 666th poster and 666th thread-creator Mod of the Mac II series Forums Total 68K Macs liberated: 7 Regular Disappear!
Tallgeese Full Member USA 523 Posts	Posted - 02 Apr 2002 : 21:16:17 Hmm... Penguin: I would rather say that they put thought into the 'concept' rather than the 'design.' This person had an idea for a lightweight, durable PC case, which was cool. However, they just put it together haphazardly and shot foam everywhere. This is archetypical of the differences between Mac mentality and Wintel mentality. Mac people not only think of function, but also of �sthetic concerns. Wintel thought usually is 'if it works, that's good enough.' Sgt. Tallgeese Thread Lord of Darkness Apple II Squad Leader 68k Mac Liberation Army 68k Macs Liberated: 4
~Coxy Leader, Tactical Ops Unit Australia 2822 Posts	Posted - 03 Apr 2002 : 07:23:14 Well, I can understand that considering how hard it is to get Windoze to work... ~Coxy - Leader, Tactical Operations Unit 00014 Macs liberated
Trash80toG-4 NIGHT STALKER USA 2899 Posts	Posted - 03 Apr 2002 : 09:57:23 quote: Well, I can understand that considering how hard it is to get Windoze to work... but notice how maclike it is to need to have expansion devices hanging out all over the place for lack ao adequate drive bays for minimallu USUBLE configuration! maybe the apple label on the HDD was a subtle dig! jt �
FireWire is fast General, 4 star USA 1559 Posts	Posted - 03 Apr 2002 : 10:26:44 quote: but notice how maclike it is to need to have expansion devices hanging out all over the place for lack ao adequate drive bays for minimallu USUBLE configuration! maybe the apple label on the HDD was a subtle dig! I actually have that IBM HD...the exact model/megabyte...but the 50pin SCSI version... -------------------- keeper of the website and beholder of the Quadra/Centris Stick of Justice� --------------------
alcoa Full Member Albania 543 Posts	Posted - 03 Apr 2002 : 10:39:55 quote: I actually have that IBM HD...the exact model/megabyte...but the 50pin SCSI version... cool, if it ever gives you problems, swap control boards with one of the apple drives! jt immoderator - periperals forum
Rexzilla Junior Member 132 Posts	Posted - 03 Apr 2002 : 18:28:56 Well if it was colored brown then you could call it a xxxxbox!
FireWire is fast General, 4 star USA 1559 Posts	Posted - 03 Apr 2002 : 19:57:54 quote: cool, if it ever gives you problems, swap control boards with one of the apple drives! thinks It may actually be an Apple-ROM'd HD...but then again, it may not be...i'd have to check.. -------------------- keeper of the website and beholder of the Quadra/Centris Stick of Justice� --------------------
alcoa Full Member Albania 543 Posts	Posted - 03 Apr 2002 : 20:01:39 quote: quote: cool, if it ever gives you problems, swap control boards with one of the apple drives! thinks It may actually be an Apple-ROM'd HD...but then again, it may not be...i'd have to check.. just wanna know if it will work, adaptec tech told me the only differences between SCSI and IDE drives were the control boards attached to them. so if you have identical mechanisms, swapping boards should work! jt
FireWire is fast General, 4 star USA 1559 Posts	Posted - 03 Apr 2002 : 20:27:55 quote: adaptec tech told me the only differences between SCSI and IDE drives were the control boards attached to them. so if you have identical mechanisms, swapping boards should work! That's interesting...I do believe maclover5 was curious about board-swapping... -------------------- keeper of the website and beholder of the Quadra/Centris Stick of Justice� --------------------
Tallgeese Full Member USA 523 Posts	Posted - 03 Apr 2002 : 21:07:25 Board-swapping! How kinky! Sgt. Tallgeese Thread Lord of Darkness Apple II Squad Leader 68k Mac Liberation Army 68k Macs Liberated: 4
~Coxy Leader, Tactical Ops Unit Australia 2822 Posts	Posted - 03 Apr 2002 : 21:10:07 How overclocking ha><oring 1337-ish, you mean... ~Coxy - Leader, Tactical Operations Unit 00014 Macs liberated
maclover5 LC Doctor/Hot Rodder Australia 5830 Posts	Posted - 08 Apr 2002 : 02:55:37 quote: quote: adaptec tech told me the only differences between SCSI and IDE drives were the control boards attached to them. so if you have identical mechanisms, swapping boards should work! That's interesting...I do believe maclover5 was curious about board-swapping... -------------------- keeper of the website and beholder of the Quadra/Centris Stick of Justice� -------------------- Yes, actually, i was. Thanks jt!!!! But yeah, about that PC, to quote ~Coxy, Oh. My. God. -------------------------- Pizzabox LCs RULE!!!!!!! Warrior maclover5 68k Macintosh Liberation Army Number of 68ks Liberated: 6!!! QFW68KPB Project SUCCESS!!!!!

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