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ghoffmanpdx Starting Member USA 19 Posts	Posted - 09 Jul 2002 : 08:36:43 Ok, I finally figgered out what I am going to do with a few of my old PCs I no longer utilize.... X-10 security system. They should be able to handle that without crashing every coupla minutes, right? Right?! Either that, or I can setup a catapult on my roof and start aiming for the Luddites in the 'hood. Mac 68K Psy-Ops "Ya want Windows? Ya can't HAVE Windows!!"
G4from128k Full Member USA 873 Posts	Posted - 09 Jul 2002 : 09:02:48 ROTFLMAO I like the catapult idea of hitting Windows thru windows with Windows. You could always use a gutted peecee case for a giant Mac peripheral hack. With a hacksaw and a bit'o ingenuity, you could mount a scanner, external CD-ROM drive, and a coupla HDs inside. A single scsi connection on the back would connect to a daisy chain for the devices inside the case. And with a bit of electronic magic, you might be able to use the PC's powersupply to run all the peripherals (and get rid of those unsightly powerbricks). Also, that way you could turn on all that SCSI goodness with a single flip'o the switch. Only a "serving suggestion," of course. G4From128k by Day: Mild-Mannered Engineer and Trapeze(tm) Artist by Night: Colonel of Truth, Justice, and the Macintosh Way Reserve Officer in 68kMLA Cantankerous Coot Contingent & User of the Hockey Puck Mouse of Radial Symmetry
ghoffmanpdx Starting Member USA 19 Posts	Posted - 09 Jul 2002 : 09:08:18 quote: ROTFLMAO I like the catapult idea of hitting Windows thru windows with Windows. You could always use a gutted peecee case for a giant Mac peripheral hack. With a hacksaw and a bit'o ingenuity, you could mount a scanner, external CD-ROM drive, and a coupla HDs inside. A single scsi connection on the back would connect to a daisy chain for the devices inside the case. And with a bit of electronic magic, you might be able to use the PC's powersupply to run all the peripherals (and get rid of those unsightly powerbricks). Also, that way you could turn on all that SCSI goodness with a single flip'o the switch. Only a "serving suggestion," of course. G4From128k by Day: Mild-Mannered Engineer and Trapeze(tm) Artist by Night: Colonel of Truth, Justice, and the Macintosh Way Reserve Officer in 68kMLA Cantankerous Coot Contingent & User of the Hockey Puck Mouse of Radial Symmetry GASP* I think I have finally found a REAL use for the old AST Manhattan server cases I have..... (Wiping a tear away) Thank you, my brother, for you have truly shown me the light..... Now, where's my sawzall, dremel and a case of bactine?? Mac 68K Psy-Ops "Ya want Windows? Ya can't HAVE Windows!!"
G4from128k Full Member USA 873 Posts	Posted - 09 Jul 2002 : 11:01:42 quote: GASP* I think I have finally found a REAL use for the old AST Manhattan server cases I have..... (Wiping a tear away) Thank you, my brother, for you have truly shown me the light..... Now, where's my sawzall, dremel and a case of bactine?? Mac 68K Psy-Ops "Ya want Windows? Ya can't HAVE Windows!!" Is that AST Manhattan server box one of those mondo boxes with like dozens of drive bays and a 500 billion watt power supply? If so, you might even be able to add a Mac mobo along with all the peripherals (although the Mac might cry piteously at being entombed inside a peecee prison). While it won't win the coveted Black Turtleneck award for prettiest product design, it would be fun to have an uber-Mac with every imaginable peripheral inside a handy-dandy (if not quite movable) monolithic case. Have fun dremelling. G4From128k by Day: Mild-Mannered Engineer and Trapeze(tm) Artist by Night: Colonel of Truth, Justice, and the Macintosh Way Reserve Officer in 68kMLA Cantankerous Coot Contingent & User of the Hockey Puck Mouse of Radial Symmetry
oldmacman Full Member USA 713 Posts	Posted - 09 Jul 2002 : 13:59:38 Run OpenStep on them! See my webpage. Official 68kMLA Music and NeXT Expert OpenStep Page at http://openstep.topcities.com/ Macs Liberated: SE, IIsi, Quadra 700, 6100, PB 5300, PowerMac 5400 PCs liberated from Windoze: 3
ghoffmanpdx Starting Member USA 19 Posts	Posted - 10 Jul 2002 : 07:27:04 quote: Run OpenStep on them! See my webpage. I would give it a shot, except that after buying memory for my PB5300 and PB190, plus Clarisworks 4 and Quicken, cash flow is restricted (as in my wife's hands around my neck restricted) until next month. Besides, these systems have their own special little problems, like they don't like to read the hard drives all the time. So, I think a gutting is in order (they're only P133's) and I am thinking of maybe putting in 2 LC III mobos, two 4GB drives for each, (does anyone know of any SMP type software for Macs?) plus the CD-Rom drives, attach a SW1200 to the top along with a scanner and replace the side door with a box fan (gotta keep it cool, ya know). Or, maybe I'll just do this: http://www.envador.com/Photos/PVCII/ Mac 68K Psy-Ops "Ya want Windows? Ya can't HAVE Windows!!"
oldmacman Full Member USA 713 Posts	Posted - 10 Jul 2002 : 11:54:12 The OpenStep disk image is on the 68kMLA hotline server at 68k.torpedobird.com in the Uploads directory. Official 68kMLA Music and NeXT Expert OpenStep Page at http://openstep.topcities.com/ Macs Liberated: SE, IIsi, Quadra 700, 6100, PB 5300, PowerMac 5400 PCs liberated from Windoze: 3

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