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Old 02-04-2008, 04:25 PM
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The Twenty-Fourth Anniversary Mac
Say "hello, Mac" to the Twenty-Fourth Anniversary Mac.

One *very* neat Mac mod, a Macintosh 512 that runs OSX (uses a Mini), uses an LS-120 drive as its floppy, and uses the original 512's keyboard & mouse. The case is unmodified, and sports ethernet/FW/USB via a breakout dongle.

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Old 02-04-2008, 04:37 PM
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I very want this.

(in colour classic form)
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Old 02-04-2008, 04:53 PM
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*drools*

Shame minis arent cheap
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Old 02-04-2008, 06:35 PM
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Wow.... The things some people do amazes me... I mean... I make HyperCard Doctor Who databases, I write tables comparing internet prices, I obsess over Apple's responsibilities to eMac owners... but this... Wow.

Very cool idea. Very impracticle... I couldn't imagine going back to using my TAM's 12.1" screen full time... yet alone 9" grey... But - cool.
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Old 02-04-2008, 06:49 PM
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As you say cosmichobo , impractical - yes , but Oh so cool.
Way to go Brains.
I'd love this setup in a Color Classic.

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Old 02-04-2008, 07:14 PM
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As near sacrilegous as it sounds... and despite my earlier comment... I'd love to deck out my a TAM with a newer computer's logic board etc...
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Old 02-04-2008, 07:30 PM
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Say "hello, Mac" to the Twenty-Fourth Anniversary Mac.

One *very* neat Mac mod, a Macintosh 512 that runs OSX (uses a Mini), uses an LS-120 drive as its floppy, and uses the original 512's keyboard & mouse. The case is unmodified, and sports ethernet/FW/USB via a breakout dongle.

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Old 02-04-2008, 08:39 PM
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I think they interviewed the guy on retromaccast recently about how he made 24th Anniversary Mac. Really interesting how he made the USB interface talk to the old keyboard.

It is a nice job, but I am a sucker for this mod.
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Old 03-04-2008, 12:39 PM
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The workmanship on it does look great, but it is a waste of a classic machine. (unless it was dead, of course)
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Old 03-04-2008, 01:14 PM
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For those interested, James and John interviewed the guy the made this in Episode 58 of their podcast.
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