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14 May 2009, 10:30 pm

http://www.unplggd.com/unplggd/diy-proj ... ver-084718


^ Gotta have one.....?


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15 May 2009, 12:28 am

That's kind of cute. I was expecting to see something like the p-p-p-powerbook.

http://www.zug.com/pranks/powerbook/

One of my all-time favorites!



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15 May 2009, 2:00 am

Polgara wrote:
That's kind of cute. I was expecting to see something like the p-p-p-powerbook.

http://www.zug.com/pranks/powerbook/

One of my all-time favorites!


:cheers: Must have the powerbook special! Recycle variety..... :idea:


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15 May 2009, 7:04 am

Polgara wrote:
That's kind of cute. I was expecting to see something like the p-p-p-powerbook.

http://www.zug.com/pranks/powerbook/

One of my all-time favorites!

Thanks for the link. Brilliant. I particularly liked the line...
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16 May 2009, 5:44 am

I found this Home made wooden Lunchbox Computer to be a lot more ambitious in design. FWIW, the blog that the Home made wooden Lunch Box Computer also has lots of other absolutely brilliantly crazed technology on it, but then again, it's not surprising considering the fact that the blog is about Russia.


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16 May 2009, 11:33 pm

Whatever happened to Steam-punk?

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17 May 2009, 2:29 am

^ richie, the Steam-punk took my breath away! Oh, I need that fainting couch..... :queen:


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17 May 2009, 7:15 am

Still though, Russians create some of the most interesting computer cases.

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Watch the construction of it, as well as seeing the final product here


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17 May 2009, 12:19 pm

I'd seen that already; it's Wall-e. Shows every milling, lathing, and power tool step put into making it. Someone has too much time on their hands there...;)

The original Apple computer prototype (submitted for patent) was made out of a wooden exterior...;)



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17 May 2009, 2:44 pm

Fogman - those are awesome! I love the lunchbox computer - looks like a cold-war relic. Great site.


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18 May 2009, 2:44 pm

Nice computer cases, but what I would like to see someone do is to make a mouse in the style of an old fashioned classic morse key. An iambic or best of all a vibroplex key would be the basis of the design I think would look cool. This mouse would not be moved by the operator rather you would move the cursor over the screen using the levels on the key. It might be best to use a set of force sensors to make the mouse an analogue device which would need some sort of ADC to allow it to tell the computer how hard you are pushing or pulling a level. I think that the harder the user pushs or pulls then the faster the cursor should move.


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