Classic mini jukebox

Posted Oct 17th 2007 8:00PM by Mike Schramm
Filed under: Hacks, Tips and tricks, Retro Mac

Here's an awesome project from over at 123Macmini-- James Colby hollowed out a Classic Mac, and stuck a ripped apart mini in there along with a new LCD, took Finder out of the interface and sent it straight to Front Row, and bingo-- a Classic mini jukebox. And I especially like that the Classic was named Morris and the (10 minute old) mini was named Frank, so together, they're Frankenmorris. Cute.

It's a tight fit to get all that stuff in there and working, but it's even more amazing that he was able to get everything out of there-- as he said, he had to cut the front off of the CRT. The front also looks nice considering he made a few cuts there, to let the floppy take in a DVD, and another hold for the IR receiver.

But the end product looks great. One more reason why the mini, despite recent rumors, should stay right where it is.

Thanks to everyone who sent this in!

Tags: classic-mac, crt, dvd, frankenmorris, hacks, mini

Related Headlines

Third Party Apps ported to iPhone 1.1.1 (10 days ago - 74 Comments)
iFuntastic goes v3, adds PPC support (49 days ago - 19 Comments)
Handbrake 0.9 released with speed, quality enhancements and more (60 days ago - 36 Comments)
TUAW Tip: Open more than 8 windows at once in iPhone Safari (53 days ago - 5 Comments)
UK iPhone reportedly functioning with Vodafone (91 days ago - 70 Comments)

Reader Comments

(Page 1)

1. http://www.destruc.tv/minitosh.php

Posted at 2:25AM on Oct 18th 2007 by Joseph

2. Y'know, it really only seems that you and AI keep predicting the mini to die. No one else really does. We all like it. ALOT. It got me to be a mac user. It's not going anywhere. Stop with the death sentence stuff, it's getting annoying.

Posted at 3:29AM on Oct 18th 2007 by Able-X

Add your comments

Please keep your comments relevant to this blog entry. Email addresses are never displayed, but they are required to confirm your comments.

When you enter your name and email address, you'll be sent a link to confirm your comment, and a password. To leave another comment, just use that password.

To create a live link, simply type the URL (including http://) or email address and we will make it a live link for you. You can put up to 3 URLs in your comments. Line breaks and paragraphs are automatically converted — no need to use <p> or <br> tags.

#	Blogger	Posts	Cmts
1	Mike Schramm	86	12
2	Erica Sadun	75	7
3	Scott McNulty	55	4
4	Mat Lu	49	14
5	Michael Rose	40	29
6	Dave Caolo	27	2
7	Nik Fletcher	18	9
8	Lisa Hoover	3	4
9	Jason Clarke	2	1
10	Victor Agreda, Jr.	2	9

Blogger

Posts

Cmts

Sep	OCT	Apr
	18
2006	2007	2014

Google Analytics adds more tracking features Dr. Shuttleworth or; How we learned to stop worrying and love Open Source Dept of obvious research: Girls with photos online get more messages RIAA sues Usenet: Wait, you can do that? Vodafone adds a custom Windows Mobile interface to Treo 500v Subscribe with My AOL, MyYahoo or Bloglines	Expect a $1.1 Billion Facelift at Disney's California Adventure The Gambler is a Hit Worldwide The Red Garter: A Classic Expat Pick-Up Joint One for the Road: Burton Holmes Travelogues Gadling's European Guide to Drunken Street Hot Dogs Subscribe with My AOL, MyYahoo or Bloglines
LG.Philips announce not-quite "ultra-slim" 42-inch LCD BDA launches new Blu-ray Disc promo site Circuit City steps up to educate customers about DTV cutover Time Warner Cable deploys 150k OpenCable STBs, aka CableCARD 2.0 Hyatt Place offering the solution for traveling football fans Subscribe with My AOL, MyYahoo or Bloglines	Kid Nation: Viva la Revolucion! Private Practice: In Which Addison Has A Very Casual Get Together Bionic Woman: Faceoff Pushing Daisies: The Fun in Funeral Spoilers Anonymous Subscribe with My AOL, MyYahoo or Bloglines
Bentley's hybrid talk is back (see Audi's new hybrid quattro) Cyberaction: Less fumes mean less CO2 Japan fills the most fuel cell patent applications Will America lose the "electric car race" to China? The Chevy Volt 2007 World Tour hits south Florida Subscribe with My AOL, MyYahoo or Bloglines	Michael Vick sued by Wachovia Bank TranS1's healthy IPO Private equity goes dot-com More is less: Apple's iTunes to offer 99-cent DRM-free tracks Venture capitalist Bill Joy: choose green tech over internet investments Subscribe with My AOL, MyYahoo or Bloglines
EXCLUSIVE: Shannyn Sossamon In Contention for Wonder Woman in 'Justice League of America' Cinematical Seven: Hottest Chicks of Horror Retro Cinema: Twilight Zone: The Movie Horror Novelist Skipp Makes the Transition to Filmmaker 'Hellboy 2' and 'Hitman' Sites Go Live Subscribe with My AOL, MyYahoo or Bloglines	LG.Philips announce not-quite "ultra-slim" 42-inch LCD Western Digital doubles HDD storage densities Verizon lays out upcoming smartphone lineup; Samsung i760 comes first Silicon nanowire could convert light into electrical energy Crook demands $185k in ransom for stolen cellphone Subscribe with My AOL, MyYahoo or Bloglines
More tech funding: Eloqua raises $23 million Hedge funds beware: risk can never be eliminated New fund-of-funds created in Ohio More trouble for the Cablevision buyout Pinkberry gets $27 million in funding from Maveron LLC Subscribe with My AOL, MyYahoo or Bloglines	Pics Aplenty: The new Audi A4 Auction Action, Sin City Edition: Barrett-Jackson may hold auction in Las Vegas A place (for your car) to call home: Luxury on Main Chrysler says talk of breakup with Chery "Absurd" VIDEO: Top Gear Outtakes Subscribe with My AOL, MyYahoo or Bloglines
More is less: Apple's iTunes to offer 99-cent DRM-free tracks Apple's new Leopard operating system for sale October 26 Analyst initiations: Clean energy sector, MOGN, AAPL and KOSN Internet startups awash in cash, social security and taxes & beware counterfeit check scam - 10/17 Before the bell: UTX, MO, KO, JPM, AAPL ... Subscribe with My AOL, MyYahoo or Bloglines	Earl Grey Brownies South Africa whips up world's largest pumpkin pie Make your own reusable grocery bags New site aggregates all recall info in one place Food that makes your eyes well up Subscribe with My AOL, MyYahoo or Bloglines