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Posted by: MrMacintosh on 2007-06-28 22:52:33
Hi all,
I just acquired an iMac G3 (266MHz, tray loader) that was suffocated by its previous owner (pictures to follow). The FBT is shot. Now, I know these can be put into a standard PC case with power supply, but I can't find the good guides on the 'net. (It's 2 AM here.) Anyone have a link bookmarked? I don't...
Thanks,
Kyle-
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Posted by: MacJunky on 2007-06-28 22:57:54
There are lots, IIRC some are linked to in the Systems section of xlr8yourmac.
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Posted by: MrMacintosh on 2007-06-29 22:28:07
Alright, I looked around and went off a few different guides, and got all the useful parts pulled out of the iMac, and it all works! Now, does anyone have any ideas for a case? The one old PC case I have is awful - nothing fits.
Thanks,
Kyle-
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Posted by: LCGuy on 2007-06-30 06:45:02
Use your imagination! There's plenty of things you could do...my advice is to mount it somewhere where there really shouldn't be a computer. Such as...in a hollowed out radio casing, or inside a monitor, or in the dashboard of a car or.....anything!
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Posted by: Sludgedragon on 2007-07-01 22:02:02
Inside the box/case from an old portable record player.
In a hatbox.
Replace the innards of an old oscilloscope.
In a first aid kit case.
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Posted by: MacTCP on 2007-07-01 22:37:32
Inside a case of lego!
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Posted by: paws on 2007-07-02 05:07:57
http://www.applefritter.com/node/2241
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Although I personally think I'll be going for something more like a pizzabox...
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Posted by: Bunsen on 2007-07-03 14:26:29
A 610/660AV/6100 case would probably fit all the bits if you had a small enough/external power supply. If you can squish it all into a LC pizzabox, I'll be impressed and then copy you.
Other than that, how about a 🙂
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Posted by: Quadraman on 2007-07-03 18:22:50
I had a crazy idea for a case the other day. I drove by a house that had an overhead kitchen cabinet out for trash and thought to myself if it would be possible to build a computer into it.
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