Project: Sexy G3 - Updates and Tons of Pictures!

Ok, I haven't seen many Apple/Mac Mods, and thought I should do one!

The Beast:
Beige G3 Powermac
G3 233Mhz (Sonnet G4 Upgrade Planned)
96MB Ram (Soon to be Maxed)
4GB HardDrive (Soon to be a 13GB WD)
2-Port USB Card (Soon to be USB/1394 Card)
Dual-Boot OS9 and OS-10.1

Pictures - Stock:









With Lid/Cover Removed:











Mods To Come:

Well, I'm not going to give away everything.

- Some Custom Plexi Work
- Some Custom Lighting Work
- Some Nice Paint Work
- Some Window Action

So, it just snowed like a mother up here. It's going to delay the start on this, but will give me time to Plan, Plan, Plan. Also have time to order mods parts.

 

is that staying a mac???
im making a htpc from a performa

 

i think it will look pretty cool. people come over to ur house, see the computer and wonder how u run OSX 10

 

whats disgusting is that thing probably could run OSX my friend and i got one to do it
it just ran like crap

 

Wow SWEET! I love that machine I owned one a long time ago. Can't wait for how this one comes out


Btw, great mac mod site for reference and help: Applefritter

 

lol that looks cool. Good luck

 

looks promising. i remember having 2 of these things back in my primary school. but thatwas last century

 

Yeah, it's staying a Mac. No love for the Apple?

It actually runs OS X pretty well, it's about as fast as my old K6-2 500Mhz...
The Sonnet upgrade will either be a G4-800Mhz or 1Ghz. I am going to have to mod the cooling for the Sonnet chip though.

So, I knocked up a rough model in SketchUP (that program rocks!). I am working on adding all the details and keeping scale. I will mess with the mod ideas on the model a bit.

 

So, I just got done talking with Matrix Orbital. They currently don't support the Mac - BUT - They do have a USB display. They said they are going to try some things out tonight and see what they can come up with. Might be as simple as coding some controller software. I'm going to keep my fingers crossed - I really want to use a VFD on this mod.

Props to Matrix Orbital!

 

If you can make that look sexy I'll be impressed!

 

Hmm...Sounds like a challenge to me! Well, I hope at the end you are impressed!

I think with eveything I have planned, it's going to be pretty slick...

 

should be an interesting project.
have you considered using the case vertically?

 

interesting might follow this 1

 

hee hee... I jsut figured out how I am going to do the windows. Hush-Hush for now...but I haven't seen anyone else do it yet. It's going to be bitchin!!

Going to have to make a trip to my local Platics guy. I have a dedicated Plastics shop just aournd the corner, and they have a HUGE scrap pile. $5 for 5Lbs and get a second 5lb's free!! w00t!!

 

Well, thanks to some cool Information from Zapwizard...I know how I am going to do my Power-Switch for the G3.

Touch sensative with a backlit LED glow. It's going to be bitchin.

Sadly, I'm not going to get anything done this weekend since we have to go visit relatives. I hope to have some new work up by next weekend though - with pictures of course! Hopefully the weather will cooperate.

 

since you can compile linux code in mac osx it should be no problem if they have linux drivers for it.

 

i had a performa 1250 - the "all-in-one" thing

- only modding it got was a new fan (quiter) and new (2gig) HDD, cos the old one died


- can wait to see more tho

 

Well, should hear back from Matrix today. Hope they have good news!

Also, went to my local plastics shop today to hunt the scrap pile. I was also discussing my custom window idea with them. The material I want, in the thickness I want, is VERY hard to get. So, if I wanted them to special order it I would have to take the WHOLE sheet at a cost of $650!!!

So, I am working on coming up with an alternative method to acheive the look I want...

 

Yah...



Can you just use normal 1/16 in plexi?

 

Yeah, $20 a Sq/Ft was a bit much.

Nah, I might have to use 1/4" Plexi though, and get creative to do...uh...what I'm trying to...do...