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Filed under: Macworld, Cult of Mac, Mods

MacMod booth tour

by Laurie A. Duncan (RSS feed) on Jan 11th, 2007



The mad modders at MacMod have their very own booth at Macworld this year with a myriad of mods on hand for your enjoyment. Go check them out and say hello at booth N4320 in the oft-neglected North Hall of the Moscone Center. While you're there, grab a Sharpie and autograph the PowerMac to be a part of the community mod project!

Check out the Gallery for pictures we took of some of the mods currently on display at the booth.

Tags: mac mod, MacMod, macmod at macworld, MacmodAtMacworld, macworld07

Filed under: Hardware, Hacks, Cult of Mac, Odds and ends

Variations on a theme: It's not a Mac O'Lantern, it's a Pumputer

by Laurie A. Duncan (RSS feed) on Oct 31st, 2006



More Halloween hacks for you - check out the Pumputer, made by Brenda and Adam. They say "The Pumputer was conceived of to bring home the company's carving contest award for the Information Technology department. A 1990 Macintosh Classic computer was obtained and carefully dismantled. After insertion into a large pumpkin, it's peripherals were color coded to adhere to the Pumputer 1.0 model standards, and connected via VineBus, a very advanced serial connection."

Before you check out the pics - let me caution you. There are some serious power tools involved! Not for the faint of heart or collectors of Mac Classics.

Thanks, John!

Tags: halloween, mac mod, MacMod, macolantern, pumkin hacks, PumkinHacks, pumputer

Filed under: Desktops, Hardware, Cult of Mac, Mods, Mac mini

A Mac mini in an NES

by Scott McNulty (RSS feed) on Mar 1st, 2006



This is an impressive mod. Brent Housen's friend has taken a Mac mini, gutted it, and reassembled it inside an 'old school' (as the kids say) NES. The power button on the NES puts the Mac mini to sleep, and the Reset button ejects the CD tray. Pretty sweet, I just hope you don't have to blow on the CD's repeatedly to get them to work.

[via Joystiq]

Tags: mac mod, MacMod, NES

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