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maclover5
LC Doctor/Hot Rodder
Australia
5830 Posts |
 Posted - 30 Apr 2003 : 07:41:55
I have an external CD ROM drive that i put together last year using an AppleCD300i+ and a topless external SCSI case i got for free from the Shop. However, the front panel has fallen off, and it now looks all ugly and stuff. Has anyone got any ideas as to what i can put the guts (PSU and everything) into? And don't say a PC case....that's a boring hack, plus my Internal -> External SCSI cable isn't that long, as I nicked it from a gutted SyQuest EzDrive. Hmm, maybe i still have the case for one of those radios that i pulled to bits back when i was 7...that'd be a nice hack if i got the case's PSU and the drive and stuff to fit.  Anyone got any ideas? -------------------------- Give your dreams a chance.™ - Apple in the mid '90s Warrior maclover5
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emaq123
Junior Member
USA
258 Posts |
Posted - 30 Apr 2003 : 19:35:58
If you are going to do the hack, why not stuff it into something that shouldn't be spitting out cd's? A kids lunch box
Pizza box
Flower pot with fake flower
Flower pot with real plant
Compact Mac case converted to fish tank & external cd rom. Bonus: chain a hard disk in there also.
Case made out of legos
One of those big ugly desk phones
Cardboard tube that looks like an oversized battery
Dead notebook case Any of those sound good?
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cory5412
68KMLA Comrade-in-Arms
USA
4679 Posts |
Posted - 30 Apr 2003 : 21:34:34
you could put it inside one of your macs a shoebox! you can put alot of them int here with a spare LC or 6100 PSU and it'll be cool! ithink I still have my spare 6100 PSU! Official 68k videographer
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candyPunk
Full Member
USA
856 Posts |
Posted - 01 May 2003 : 14:48:59
A really big book, like a dictionary. Cut out a big chunk of pages, and make sure no paper is going to touch the PSU (perhaps with some kind of metal supports?) Then you have a really interesting mix of storage media - the old and the new!{ candyPunk }
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maclover5
LC Doctor/Hot Rodder
Australia
5830 Posts |
Posted - 01 May 2003 : 20:55:54
Thanks for the ideas. I couldn't find one of my old radios, so back to the drawing board i go...-------------------------- Give your dreams a chance.™ - Apple in the mid '90s Warrior maclover5
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cory5412
68KMLA Comrade-in-Arms
USA
4679 Posts |
Posted - 01 May 2003 : 21:55:43
I still say that a shoebox would be cool...Official 68k videographer
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maclover5
LC Doctor/Hot Rodder
Australia
5830 Posts |
Posted - 02 May 2003 : 22:17:09
So do i. Put in a wooden innerframe to keep the structure right and to screw everything onto, and you have a perfect case! -------------------------- Give your dreams a chance.™ - Apple in the mid '90s Warrior maclover5
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cory5412
68KMLA Comrade-in-Arms
USA
4679 Posts |
Posted - 03 May 2003 : 21:32:28
yeah... I was just kinda thinking "pile as many drives as humanly possible in there and close and duct-tape it"Official 68k videographer
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maclover5
LC Doctor/Hot Rodder
Australia
5830 Posts |
Posted - 04 May 2003 : 01:00:57
quote:
yeah... I was just kinda thinking "pile as many drives as humanly possible in there and close and duct-tape it"Official 68k videographer
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Or i could put a wood panel inside the case over the top of the electronics, and use the top as a storage area for CDs? -------------------------- Give your dreams a chance.™ - Apple in the mid '90s Warrior maclover5
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I need a new case.
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