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moto g4 mac mod speeds down the road

mac_moto_g4_casemod

Now in all my research of the old Apple PowerMac G4, I can’t find anything in the spec sheets that mention a 49cc, 2-stroke petrol engine. I must have missed that part somewhere. As a matter of fact, this is the first Mac I’ve ever seen that measures its speed in MPH, not MHz.

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October 23rd, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: computing hacks + mods retro strange + wonderful

computer mailboxes receive snail mail, not e-mail

pc-mailbox

Even though we already have e-mail, I think it will still take some time before we abandon snail mails. In the mean time, why don’t we give our plain old mailboxes a (fake) hardware upgrade? Here are a couple of ideas to get you started. I know we can do a lot better, because these…

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April 3rd, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: geek art + craft hacks + mods just plain fun retro

modder crams g4 cube mac into mac plus

Mac Plus G4 Casemod

Got an old Macintosh or Mac Plus lying around? There’s got to be something better to do with it than turn it into an aquarium, right? That’s what this enterprising modder did when he managed to cram the guts of a Mac G4 Cube into his trusty old Mac Plus, replacing the old B&W CRT…

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May 31st, 2008 comments (14) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: computing hacks + mods retro

world’s largest arcade machine debuts

World’s Largest Arcade Machine by AOTS

G4TV’s Attack of the Show has put together this unbelievably large cabinet for playing classic arcade games. It’s so tall that players have to stand on stepladders just to reach the controls.

The cabinet measures in at over 13-feet tall, and has a 70-inch screen for massively monstrous gaming action. I’d love to have one…

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November 9th, 2007 comments (3) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: just plain fun video games