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Mangled Powerbook still works



Scott Stevenson, of Theocacao, shares this picture of Matt Johnston's Powerbook. It has obviously been through a lot, but it still boots and Airport works as well.

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Scott Stevenson, of Theocacao, shares this picture of Matt Johnston's Powerbook. It has obviously been through a lot, but it still boots...
 

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PML

Wow. And here I am complaining that the back of my Apple remote has scratches on it.

April 11 2006 at 4:38 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
[Si]dragon

This picture has my vote to replace the Sad Mac icon.

April 10 2006 at 1:43 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Jeremy Kemp

By the way, in my above desktop post, the first image is 1680x1050, and the second is 1280x1024.

April 10 2006 at 12:43 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Jeremy Kemp

If you want your screen to look like this without the inconvenience of running over your Powerbook, I have created a couple of desktop pictures for your ...ahem... pleasure.

http://static.flickr.com/53/126443114_311002561a_o.jpg
http://static.flickr.com/54/126443113_5cfa3a09ff_o.jpg

April 10 2006 at 12:40 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Ger

This one is much more worse...

http://cowboyneal.org/ex-powerbook.jpg

But it also won't boot anymore, I guess...

April 09 2006 at 4:12 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
GBower

BTW, most electronics will take almost any spill, except cola's, if you kill them right away. A roadie once told me I could drink anything but jack and coke over his mixing console, so he handed me a beer. Something about the sugar and it's recrystallization on the electronic parts, either that or he was coked up.

But as said, most electronics can take spills, but as the picture indicates, only the best can take the crap being beaten out of them.

April 08 2006 at 8:52 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
DNA

> 3. I'm guessing the CD/DVD drive does *not* still work...

The disc slot looks like it's frowning :(

April 07 2006 at 11:40 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Thomas

I wanna know the whole story too. I recently soaked a Powerbook with a tall glass of water. It freaked and quit. I let it dry completely and then it started right up. Some Mac products can take a likin and keep on tickin.

April 07 2006 at 5:00 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Sid

the night i got together with my girlfriend, i spilt an entire bottle of red wine on my powerbook (while trying to play a more romantic song)
i then tried to blow dry it (half drunk) and melted all the keys
i then prayed for a week really hard
and then miraculously it decided to turn on after a week

April 07 2006 at 3:52 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Dan Bedford

Awww!! the optical drive slot looks like a frowning mouth!!!

Poor baby!!!!

April 07 2006 at 2:07 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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