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apple ][ disk drive modded into a mac mini (or vice versa)

This could be my favorite Mac Mini mod yet. Take one part retro Apple Disk ][ drive and one part Mac Mini, and what do you get? A little bit of casemodding genius.

Modder Charles Mangin took the guts out of his old Disk ][ enclosure and managed to find a way to squeeze the…

February 21st, 2009 comments (3) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: computing hacks + mods retro technology

5.25-inch floppy disk coasters save tabletops, not data

For some strange reason, I never thought I’d write a story about floppy disk coasters twice. But these really floppy, floppy disk coasters I found over on Etsy today were just too good to be ignored.

Modeled after the truly retro 5-1/4″ floppy disk, these soft coasters are handmade from colorful felt, and just like…

December 30th, 2008 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: computing geek art + craft just plain fun retro