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cory5412 68KMLA Comrade-in-Arms USA 4679 Posts	Posted - 05 Mar 2003 : 21:20:51 I have an idea.... at school we have some convertible desktop/minitower gateway systems that are pretty cool in their own way... I am sitting here wondering "why hasn't any of the MLA done this with their machines" and then I think "I should do this with my machine" this would really be a pretty simple hack, all i really see myself needing to do to make a pretty nice looking unit, is have a "base" or a set of feet that I can add to any of my macs to make it sit like a minitower.... I am thinking that this is a hack that requires a mac with a pretty bottom (Sorry Quadra 610, 650, and IIvx/vi Perf600 (not that I had any of those) I'm thinking that I'll make a base that either fits the whole IIsi, or just a set of small stand things that fit on the side.... Then, the IIsi becomes that perfect little thing that you want ID administrators to buy hundreds of anyone already done this? like the idea? want me to start building and selling these anyway? think I should just get myself a IIci? Official 68k videographer Official MLA TourGuide
maclover5 LC Doctor/Hot Rodder Australia 5830 Posts	Posted - 05 Mar 2003 : 21:59:39 Actually, the Quadra 700 comes like that, without any modification needed. Its a really kewl case that can be used as a desktop that looks a lot like a IIci, or as a tower that looks sorta cool sitting next to a 16" Colour Display. -------------------------- Give your dreams a chance.™ - Apple in the mid '90s Warrior maclover5 68k Macintosh Liberation Army Number of 68ks Liberated: 7
cory5412 68KMLA Comrade-in-Arms USA 4679 Posts	Posted - 06 Mar 2003 : 06:35:40 I thought the Q700 was like.... just a deskliving minitower because you can't really move the feets IIRC? or is it just the moved logo that I can't really get past? Official 68k videographer Official MLA TourGuide
maclover5 LC Doctor/Hot Rodder Australia 5830 Posts	Posted - 06 Mar 2003 : 15:08:36 quote: I thought the Q700 was like.... just a deskliving minitower because you can't really move the feets IIRC? or is it just the moved logo that I can't really get past? Official 68k videographer Official MLA TourGuide Mine doesn't even have feets! Although it does have some suspicious looking slots on the bottom... But yeah, you can't reorient the logo. -------------------------- Give your dreams a chance.™ - Apple in the mid '90s Warrior maclover5 68k Macintosh Liberation Army Number of 68ks Liberated: 7
cory5412 68KMLA Comrade-in-Arms USA 4679 Posts	Posted - 06 Mar 2003 : 19:41:18 hehehe... well this isn't any kind of hack where you can change the orientation of the logo or the drives... (building the base into a CD drive is a good idea though) it's just a little doohicky to make a good looking mac, look that much better. Official 68k videographer Official MLA TourGuide
QuadraJets Junior Member USA 344 Posts	Posted - 06 Mar 2003 : 20:41:05 My Dataline 475 can do that. It has its factory rubber feets for desktop orientation, and bottle cap feets for tower orientation. I like the tower config, since it is only 2.5" wide Artillery Commander/Engineer, 68kMLA Liberated: LCII , III+, IIci, Q700, 800, and 840av, P550, 410 Contraband: Beige G3/300 MT o/c 400mhz, (2) 6100's Keeper of the 68kmla Hotline mirror server: 68k.dyndns.org
cory5412 68KMLA Comrade-in-Arms USA 4679 Posts	Posted - 07 Mar 2003 : 20:46:10 yeah.... it's the kind of thing that you wouldn't mind hiding under near the rear of the desk and just "forgetting" about in fact...I have the AudioVision monitor with EVERY conceivable hookup a user would need (ADB and souind in/out) so that's just a pretty good idea hidden type minitower with just the monitor showing Official 68k videographer Official MLA TourGuide
cory5412 68KMLA Comrade-in-Arms USA 4679 Posts	Posted - 09 Mar 2003 : 00:19:07 how would I be able to make a more "pretty" bottom panel for my 7300... I'm thinking if I could do this and add feets to it, it'd make a good vertical computer to use on a ProjectorCart Official 68k videographer Official MLA TourGuide
cory5412 68KMLA Comrade-in-Arms USA 4679 Posts	Posted - 18 Mar 2003 : 12:11:24 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3407464902&category=4610 Kensington already has a version of my hack for a MacII (*the really large ones) I'll have to make a slightly less ugly version for the IIsi Official 68k videographer Official MLA TourGuide
catsdorule Senior Member Canada 1627 Posts	Posted - 18 Mar 2003 : 14:56:41 Ewwww just put it on it`s side!!! -danny You! What PLANET is this! -- McCoy, "The City on the Edge of Forever", stardate 3134.0 ------- 68k Macintosh Liberation Army 68k Macs Liberated: 3
Clinton Full Member USA 700 Posts	Posted - 19 Mar 2003 : 12:54:02 thats actually kinda cool! iLike, and iWant CCC Lieutennant Commander (Pronounced Leftennant) 68k Macs Rescued: 2 Pluses, a 512KE, a Classic II, a Q650, a Q660AV, and a MacII Contraband rescued: Power Computing PowerBase 200, a PM 8600/300, and a PM8500/180 Apple //s rescued: Apple //e
catsdorule Senior Member Canada 1627 Posts	Posted - 19 Mar 2003 : 12:57:44 quote: thats actually kinda cool! iLike, and iWant CCC Lieutennant Commander (Pronounced Leftennant) 68k Macs Rescued: 2 Pluses, a 512KE, a Classic II, a Q650, a Q660AV, and a MacII Contraband rescued: Power Computing PowerBase 200, a PM 8600/300, and a PM8500/180 Apple //s rescued: Apple //e hehe it does now.... -danny You! What PLANET is this! -- McCoy, "The City on the Edge of Forever", stardate 3134.0 ------- 68k Macintosh Liberation Army 68k Macs Liberated: 3
cory5412 68KMLA Comrade-in-Arms USA 4679 Posts	Posted - 23 Mar 2003 : 11:33:35 Wow... I've been itching to replyto this one again and since I my other reply was deleted I mostly will be doing this as it's a thing that people think micro and minitowers take up less room right? Thusly so, if I turn the 7300 INTO a MicroTower (a beautiful one) I'll be able to use it in the new house, in addition to the PowerBook G4 and hopefully a server... Official 68k videographer Official MLA TourGuide
catsdorule Senior Member Canada 1627 Posts	Posted - 23 Mar 2003 : 13:39:44 quote: Wow... I've been itching to replyto this one again and since I my other reply was deleted I mostly will be doing this as it's a thing that people think micro and minitowers take up less room right? Thusly so, if I turn the 7300 INTO a MicroTower (a beautiful one) I'll be able to use it in the new house, in addition to the PowerBook G4 and hopefully a server... Official 68k videographer Official MLA TourGuide It all depends what kind of space you have, some will fit better like in computer desks. -danny You! What PLANET is this! -- McCoy, "The City on the Edge of Forever", stardate 3134.0 ------- 68k Macintosh Liberation Army 68k Macs Liberated: 3
cory5412 68KMLA Comrade-in-Arms USA 4679 Posts	Posted - 29 Mar 2003 : 00:15:26 If I make it vertical, it's not on the desk, and if it's vertical on the floor also it's 'conserving floor space' see I plan on having a desk big enough to put the 7300 on anyway, but if I can save that desk room there's room for more than one computer on it and it looks cool Official 68k videographer Official MLA TourGuide
II2II Junior Member Canada 115 Posts	Posted - 17 Apr 2003 : 20:48:26 quote: thats actually kinda cool! Agreed. It kinda looks like a moon lander/high rise apartment. II2II Intelligence officer in training.
Macintrash New Member Australia 68 Posts	Posted - 18 Apr 2003 : 01:35:02 Yer, that would be a kinda nice hack. Send us some pics when your finished. Good luck.
cory5412 68KMLA Comrade-in-Arms USA 4679 Posts	Posted - 19 Apr 2003 : 02:54:57 I certainly am anticipating when I can get my 7300out of storage so that I can do this hack. In addition to vertifying the 7300, I want to install an 802.11 PCI card and go with a projector as the display. Then I want to make sure that it's all nicen'pretty on a cart that's just-so-perfectly sized. This will be an indoor/outdoor mac Official 68k videographer Official MLA TourGuide

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