Jun 17 2017
New Project: The B&O Mac
Really appreciate all the feedback on the project. Special thanks to John Leake at RetroMac who did a podcast interview with me on the project.
I’ve just joined a new maker space, TechShop, which has a whole range of new equipment. In particular, they have CNC controlled routers and a vacuum press that will allow me to create the plastic back of the next Mac prototype I want to build.
This prototype is called the B&O Mac after its resemblance to Bang & Olufsen stereo equipment of that era. It is the direct ancestor of the Twentieth Anniversary Mac designed by Jony Ive, however the original version was created by Robert Brunner. In my opinion it is a much nicer design than the final Anniversary Mac.
Feb 10 2018
Twentieth Anniversary Hackintosh
I found some really cheap Twentieth Anniversary Mac parts on eBay. With Techshop shutting down I’ve been worried about how I was going to create some of the parts. Particularly any injection molding. I wanted to create the backstand you see in the previous post. However, now I was able to pick up the original backstand from eBay for $50.
Metal Backstand paid $58.
It’s in great shape. The plan is to create a hackintosh with an ATX motherboard placed into the old subwoofer case. I picked up a broken one of these on eBay also for $65. I’m going to try to 3D print a new base that will house the motherboard.
I picked up one last piece from the same seller of the backstand. Its the full front of a broken Twentieth Anniversary Mac. It includes the screen and CD-ROM, but no motherboard. I’m toying with the idea of making the whole middle of the front a vertically oriented screen. Creating a new vacuum pressed backside and housing the motherboard in the subwoofer. Here are the parts.
Front of the Twentieth Anniversary Mac. Paid $200
Subwoofer Case, notice the bottom is missing. Paid $65.
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