DaytonaUSA Posted June 30, 2013 Author Share Posted June 30, 2013 If I had cut it down the rectangle crt hole would not have been perfectly straight up and down and side to side. Hard to explain. Trust me, we looked into it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaytonaUSA Posted June 30, 2013 Author Share Posted June 30, 2013 Waiting for a dvi right angle adapter to get in. Otherwise it's done. We worked for 8 hours on this today. I'm bummed its not fully done but it will be this week. When the part comes in and I can show you the fully operational computer I'll post the rest of the steps and pictures from the build. Until then I leave you with this one image of it off. The back looks awesome, like a regular computer. But I'll post those later. Until next week: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaytonaUSA Posted July 8, 2013 Author Share Posted July 8, 2013 (edited) The day has come. It's done! We were delayed. The first internal skeleton was poorly planned, and didn't work. This one was infinitely more complex. We had to make it fit all the cords easily, make it easily accessible, paint the blue accent strip on the outer edge of the screen to match the blue apple logo on front, mount it to the bottom of the case, sand it and stain it. It took about 7 hours to complete, and we were already very far along. Everything works, all the ports on the back are fully functional, so the computer will never need to be opened to attach any plugs. It's a self contained computer, like any other, now. The power button was moved to the back, and the area (where the contrast knob used to be) where the power button was prior is now completely sealed up. More pics on this later. I'll be posting youtube videos of it soon, but until then, here are some pictures of what we did, what it looks like inside, and what it looks like fully functional! Edited July 8, 2013 by DaytonaUSA 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osgeld Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 looks slick (though the insides look like a spaghetti monster, who cares its on the inside) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dripfree Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 looks slick (though the insides look like a spaghetti monster, who cares its on the inside) Steve Jobs would have cared!! I just think that's a funny comment. I read the Steve Jobs biography and there is a funny little story about how he made his engineers redo the main board of the original mac because he didn't like the way the traces on the main board looked. They fired back saying "who cares what the traces look like, no one will ever know what the traces look like. You made sure of it by using screws that the average person can't remove!" His response was "I care. I will know what they look like" When the first one was completed he had everyone involved autograph the inside of the shell and he said "your names will be on the inside of every mac. No one is going to see them but you will know they are there." Don't take that as a shot at your work. I think you did a fantastic job and I would love to own one of those. I just really liked that story and thought it was kinda funny after reading Osgeld's comment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaytonaUSA Posted July 8, 2013 Author Share Posted July 8, 2013 (edited) Thanks I think lol. Most of the cords are actually barely long enough. Only the dvi, apple power, and audio jack cords were absurdly long. Wasn't much we could do about that though. I guess it's the difference between building a computer and building a complex shell around a computer. I honestly think its about as organized as it could ever get in there while keeping ports mounted. At the very least everything is securely pinned down. Nothing moves an inch, even if its turned on its side. Edited July 8, 2013 by DaytonaUSA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osgeld Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 (edited) Steve Jobs would have cared!! I just think that's a funny comment. I read the Steve Jobs biography and there is a funny little story about how he made his engineers redo the main board of the original mac because he didn't like the way the traces on the main board looked. They fired back saying "who cares what the traces look like, no one will ever know what the traces look like. You made sure of it by using screws that the average person can't remove!" His response was "I care. I will know what they look like" When the first one was completed he had everyone involved autograph the inside of the shell and he said "your names will be on the inside of every mac. No one is going to see them but you will know they are there." Don't take that as a shot at your work. I think you did a fantastic job and I would love to own one of those. I just really liked that story and thought it was kinda funny after reading Osgeld's comment the second part of that story is they did what ol STEVE wanted, and there was a bunch of problems due to crosstalk and capacitance, making the memory system unstable and slower http://www.folklore....er=Sort by Date esthetics do not make for good electrical engineering, physics does not minic artistic vision I suggest anyone interested in macintosh development read that entire site, its a great history and insight from the people who lived it PS: never underestimate the power of zip ties and self stick zip tie anchors Edited July 8, 2013 by Osgeld Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DNA64 Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 Very cool. Any photos of the back assembled? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaytonaUSA Posted July 8, 2013 Author Share Posted July 8, 2013 Yes I'll have more pics and vids up soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macintosh man Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 that's pretty cool . if apple brought back the design for a vintage mac for a anniversary it would probably look like that. what kind of paint did you use for the gloss coat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaytonaUSA Posted July 8, 2013 Author Share Posted July 8, 2013 that's pretty cool . if apple brought back the design for a vintage mac for a anniversary it would probably look like that. what kind of paint did you use for the gloss coat? I took it and got it sprayed with auto paint. The whole project cost a pretty penny, to be honest lol. Thanks for the compliments, btw! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
First Spear Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 What is the make and model of the LCD TV you used? I am looking into doing a similar project and am having a hard time finding something that just works... Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Algus Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Now tell me you've got Basilisk II configured and ready to go lol Looking good! I don't know if I could ever go back to a tiny monitor though. I'm spoiled by 24'' of sexiness Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bernie Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 Looks amazing! Would love to know what monitor you used Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 Neat! I don't know how I missed this the first time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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