how Frick'N cool is this.....

Logicdustbin · Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 12:34 am Post subject: how Frick'N cool is this.....

I have now placed this for sale:

eBay link

I call it...

iCast, or maybe iDream, or (and you get a cookie for understanding this one) iDivers...

iMac G3 + LCD + Dreamcast = Pure Awesome!

more sexy shots:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v246/Logicdustbin/DSC07242.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v246/Logicdustbin/DSC07240.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v246/Logicdustbin/DSC07243.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v246/Logicdustbin/DSC07245.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v246/Logicdustbin/DSC07244.jpg

some not so sexy shots

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v246/Logicdustbin/DSC07043.jpg - my 3 year old with the camera Razz

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v246/Logicdustbin/DSC07057.jpg

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I had a couple G3's laying around, and for some reason I had a 15" LCD monitor. As I was cleaning up my workshop, these to things were sitting beside each other, the LCD looked to be about the same size.

So I started taking shit apart. Dropped about 100 pounds of CRT monitor out of the iMac, and in went the LCD, fit just perfect:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v246/Logicdustbin/DSC07022.jpg

Since that fit in nicely, it was an easy decision to slap a Dreamcast inside Razz

The hard part was figuring out whre to place it. I didn't want to cut a big hole in the side of the case (although I was debating on turning the handle on the back of the case to an access port for the disks), but, I ended up doing a 'PS1 upside down mod' - its not great, but it works pretty good:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v246/Logicdustbin/DSC07032.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v246/Logicdustbin/DSC07031.jpg

Then I had to extend the controller ports:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v246/Logicdustbin/DSC07033.jpg

Then later I had to extend them a little longer:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v246/Logicdustbin/DSC07038.jpg

then I started adding some functionality:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v246/Logicdustbin/DSC07036.jpg - the little buttons are the monitor adjustment controls.

A lot of work went into this, like getting the original power button to work for the new monitor and adding a power switch for the DC, then adding a sound amp to power the iMac's speakers...getting it all together was a bitch.

it was all pretty fun to do, and it plays just great!

Exclamation

More photos:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v246/Logicdustbin/iCast/DSC07489.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v246/Logicdustbin/iCast/DSC07490.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v246/Logicdustbin/iCast/DSC07491.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v246/Logicdustbin/iCast/DSC07493.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v246/Logicdustbin/iCast/DSC07494.jpg

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Nickv · Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 12:59 am Post subject:

Very cool mod.
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maxlords · Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 1:46 am Post subject:

I expect you to bring that over next time you come to visit. EXPECT.
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scogon · stubby Joined: 16 Oct 2006 Posts: 640 Location: Ottawa

that is very slick...

Sparky · Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 7:41 am Post subject:

Logicdustbin · Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 7:52 am Post subject:

Sparky · Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 8:07 am Post subject:

karmatose · loonie Joined: 29 Apr 2008 Posts: 395 Location: London

Very cool. I'm a big fan of the (Pre Apple Inc) Apple hardware. Might have to tackle my own version of this mod!

Thanks for sharing!
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archimed · Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 1:01 pm Post subject:

That looks really, really, slick.
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Logicdustbin · Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 1:24 pm Post subject:

machine.slave · Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 1:54 pm Post subject:

ahh, the iMac.. no longer just a colourful waste of space. Cool

Great job!! You should sell a few on teh Ebeyh
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Logicdustbin · Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 2:12 pm Post subject:

sibylla · toonie Joined: 03 Feb 2006 Posts: 522 Location: Courtice

LOL, the tale of that gamegear shall never die!

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