Handmade Computers 6
I dropped by my local used computer store today, hoping to stumble on a used PCMCIA wireless network card, for when I’m on the road and in a hotel with only a wireless network.
No luck, but I saw some interesting handmade computers. I wish I had had my camera with me; I’d have taken pictures if they gave me permission. They all had CD drives, floppy drives, and everything else needed for a fully functional box.
One was built inside one of those plastic milk carton thingies.
One was in a cardboard carton.
But the ultimate one was in a Tidy-Cat cat litter bucket.
Maybe I’ll run by there tomorrow and see whether they’ll let me take some pictures.
January 28, 2006 at 6:51 pm
Were these done for sheer humor, or as an anti-theft measure? It suddenly occurs to me that there may be a market for laptops that look like anything but laptops… Frank, maybe we have just made our first million.
January 29, 2006 at 12:40 am
Ever seen this?
January 29, 2006 at 12:42 am
Sorry. Didn’t realize IMG tag wouldn’t work here.
http://www.ratemypc.net/pictures/img4024d45342c5d.jpg
January 29, 2006 at 12:50 am
Toilet PC, Hummer PC, Microwave PC, Caveman PC, Art Nouveau PC
January 29, 2006 at 8:27 am
No, but if they’ll turn the display 90 degrees counterclockwise and put the peripheral jacks on the inside, I’ll buy one. 😉
January 29, 2006 at 5:56 pm
People are dying to buy those.
Here’s one to keep the ghouls away:
http://www3.uark.edu/bkst/pumpkin/