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From: Ben Shimmin on 27 Mar 2010 11:22
Peter Ceresole <peter(a)cara.demon.co.uk>:
> Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie(a)sometimes.sessile.org> wrote:
>> Now *this* is how to refettle a Cube.
>>
>> http://www.oldtimecomputer.com/oldtimecomputer/desktops.html
>
> I think I'm missing something. A Cube?
>
> As for the rest of it... Nice try, but jeez, it's horrible. I like
> antique furniture, buy it a lot because it's better and cheaper than new
> stuff ('20s and '30s my favourite but late 19th is really good too) but
> these are so wrong that they are wronger than a wrong thing.

I think it's supposed to be `steampunk' rather than, well, `genuine'
antique.

I quite like the iMac case, though I can't help but wonder what havoc
that would wreak with the cooling.

b.

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From: Ian McCall on 27 Mar 2010 11:34
On 2010-03-27 15:17:36 +0000, peter(a)cara.demon.co.uk (Peter Ceresole) said:

> Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie(a)sometimes.sessile.org> wrote:
>
>> The box on the right of the top and bottom pics, with "The Apple
>> Company Gearless Calculating Device" written on, is a G4 Cube.
>
> Wow.
>
> Beyond awful; it's genuinely awesome.

It's not for me, but I do appreciate these. Would quite like the laptop
one if it wasn't for the feet:
http://www.oldtimecomputer.com/oldtimecomputer/laptops.html

....but overall I prefer the Mini ITX-based Humidors conversions. Here's
a similar (desktop) one:
http://www.slipperyskip.com/page13.html

Cheers,
Ian





From: Jaimie Vandenbergh on 27 Mar 2010 11:38
On Sat, 27 Mar 2010 15:22:21 +0000, Ben Shimmin
<bas(a)llamaselector.com> wrote:

>Peter Ceresole <peter(a)cara.demon.co.uk>:
>> Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie(a)sometimes.sessile.org> wrote:
>>> Now *this* is how to refettle a Cube.
>>>
>>> http://www.oldtimecomputer.com/oldtimecomputer/desktops.html
>>
>> I think I'm missing something. A Cube?
>>
>> As for the rest of it... Nice try, but jeez, it's horrible. I like
>> antique furniture, buy it a lot because it's better and cheaper than new
>> stuff ('20s and '30s my favourite but late 19th is really good too) but
>> these are so wrong that they are wronger than a wrong thing.
>
>I think it's supposed to be `steampunk' rather than, well, `genuine'
>antique.
>
>I quite like the iMac case, though I can't help but wonder what havoc
>that would wreak with the cooling.

Not a lot - the in and outflow are not covered by the pictureframe,
and the "chin" doesn't warm up, so it's probably fine.

Cheers - Jaimie
--
I love children, especially when they cry, for then someone takes them away.
-- Nancy Mitford
From: Peter Ceresole on 27 Mar 2010 12:08
Ian McCall <ian(a)eruvia.org> wrote:

> Would quite like the laptop
> one if it wasn't for the feet:
> http://www.oldtimecomputer.com/oldtimecomputer/laptops.html

I agree; the feet are minging. But could be fixed...

> ...but overall I prefer the Mini ITX-based Humidors conversions. Here's
> a similar (desktop) one:
> http://www.slipperyskip.com/page13.html

Now that is jolly nice [1], if it wasn't for the horrid fan exhaust on
the side. It ought to be on the back with all the other 21st century
manifestations.

[1] According to a rather grudging definition of 'jolly' and of 'nice'.
--
Peter
From: Jaimie Vandenbergh on 27 Mar 2010 12:15
On Sat, 27 Mar 2010 15:34:59 +0000, Ian McCall <ian(a)eruvia.org> wrote:

>On 2010-03-27 15:17:36 +0000, peter(a)cara.demon.co.uk (Peter Ceresole) said:
>
>> Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie(a)sometimes.sessile.org> wrote:
>>
>>> The box on the right of the top and bottom pics, with "The Apple
>>> Company Gearless Calculating Device" written on, is a G4 Cube.
>>
>> Wow.
>>
>> Beyond awful; it's genuinely awesome.
>
>It's not for me, but I do appreciate these. Would quite like the laptop
>one if it wasn't for the feet:
>http://www.oldtimecomputer.com/oldtimecomputer/laptops.html

A quick google for
http://images.google.co.uk/images?q=steampunk%20computers
brings up a whole bunch of really pretty wood- and brasswork, much
better quality than the ones in my original post.

http://steampunkworkshop.com/victorian-all-one-pc is nice work.
http://steampunkworkshop.com/daveveloz.shtml is more on-topic.

Cheers - Jaimie
--
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- Groucho Marx
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