PowerMac panel reused as Nerf backboard

Cult of Mac comes up with yet another classic re-use of an old Mac: they posted about this PowerMac G5 sidepanel that's been turned into an office space Nerf basketball backboard. The cardboard setup apparently broke down, so they replaced it with this Apple logo-labeled sidepanel from an old PowerMac G5 that had been turned into parts. Beautiful!

Of course you should always recycle any old Macs you aren't using any more, and Apple has an official program set up for just that. But I would rather reuse a computer for something like this: simple, functional, and pretty darn ingenious.

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Carl Ruopp, Jr.

This is located in the NJ Office of the Attorney General

January 25 2010 at 10:55 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Ned

"But I would rather reuse a computer for something like this: simple, functional, and pretty darn ingenious."

I couldn't disagree more. What a waste, and an extremely unimaginative use of an old G5 case. This is casemod retardation.

Build a hackintosh inside of the case, make it an art piece, put a goldfish tank inside of it. But this? give me a break.

January 18 2010 at 8:13 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

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Jack Chance

Ya, going to have to agree with Ned. A PowerMac G5 can still fetch some cash on ebay ($200-700 bucks). This seems like a total waste. An moreso, a kind of insult... like putting someones face on a dart board.

January 18 2010 at 9:27 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply