Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Humor, Odds and ends, Apple, Retro Mac
Mac II couch
I love this. From my old hometown of Maryland Heights, MO (although Google says there is no Mac Store in town there-- maybe it's that old computer store that used to be on Dorsett just east of 270), it's the Mac II couch, made completely out of old Macintosh IIs held together with drywall screws. I can't imagine that it would actually be comfortable (although it's probably as comfy as any park bench), but I do like how there is actually a little bit of design to it-- instead of just building a solid block, those armrests and that base look great.
See, that's the problem with today's computers. Sure, MacBook Pros are super thin, and iPhones are slim little devices that have many times over the power of the old Mac II, but can you build a couch out of them? I think not!
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Brian Allen said 1:14PM on 10-17-2007
And, you can plug in a few units to make it a heated couch!
How cool is that? (or hot)
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Jeremy Mehrle said 1:32PM on 10-17-2007
It was in "The Mac Store" Which is now out of business
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Ryan Meyers said 1:53PM on 10-17-2007
Hey I am from that area too. Working right now about 5 minutes from there. Wonder what store this is? I will have to find it!
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Geoff Pado said 1:30PM on 10-17-2007
It's gone now, sadly. The store has been gone for a few years.
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Geoff said 1:34PM on 10-17-2007
I like the little pillow for added comfort. That's a nice touch.
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Tom said 1:51PM on 10-17-2007
Wow, I thought it was a CompUSA there. Now it's a Gold's Gym. Another St. Louisan saying hello.
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amyjones09 said 1:52PM on 10-17-2007
i wonder how much it would cost a month to power that couch? LOL
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cappy said 2:13PM on 10-17-2007
I work a few miles from where that store was. Like others are saying, it has been gone for a while. We just got 15 Mac Pros yesterday to replace our G5s. I might suggest a G5 loveseat to my boss.
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Oseary said 2:32PM on 10-17-2007
Yeaaaaaa! Go STL! I'm in Columbia, about 1.5 hours west.
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Josh said 2:17PM on 10-17-2007
I bought my first mac (at least one I paid for myself) from that store. A G3 Blue & White (400) with a '17 cinema display. I used to go there about 2 or 3 times a week to just "look" . . . I remember not being able to wait until Rhapsody / OS X came out. Exciting times!
My buddy worked there for a few years. Its what got me coming back to the mac after about a 5 year hiatus in the mid-90s.
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Julian Kussman said 2:24PM on 10-17-2007
It's not there anymore because it moved. They're now on Manchester near Southwest in the city. And they're called the Mac Headquarters. I used to like going in there in the 90s because it was the only decent place to see new macs.
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J.G. said 3:06PM on 10-17-2007
You can't build a couch out of iPhones, but you could make a vest. Ask Scott Bourne. http://www.scottbournefacts.com/index.php?paged=5
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sputnikzygote said 6:50PM on 10-17-2007
STL reprznt!!!
and NO, it wasn't comfortable...
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csjk789 said 9:22PM on 10-17-2007
right by my house. anyone pinpointed the location yet?
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csjk789 said 9:22PM on 10-17-2007
right by my house. anyone pinpointed the location yet?
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Larry said 4:00AM on 10-18-2007
I'd like to see a Mac Pro couch! All of them with 24ghz and 16 gigs of ram!!
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Donald said 1:37PM on 10-18-2007
And you can put your Mac SE backpack on it.
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