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Postby Ian on Thu Mar 13, 2003 9:35 pm

No words can describe this...

http://www.mini-itx.com/projects/bubbacomp/
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Postby BuddhaTB on Thu Mar 13, 2003 10:26 pm

Very cool.
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Postby aviationwiz on Fri Mar 14, 2003 5:27 pm

Wow.
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Postby BuddhaTB on Fri Mar 14, 2003 6:41 pm

Would be even better if half the keg was still functional. Now that would be the world's most useful computer. :wink:
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Postby cfitz on Fri Mar 14, 2003 7:36 pm

BuddhaTB wrote:Would be even better if half the keg was still functional.

That would probably take care of it running hot as well... beer cooling!

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Postby banzibaby on Fri Mar 14, 2003 9:33 pm

:lol:

Hmmmm

Beerrrrrrrr
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Postby Spazmogen on Sat Mar 15, 2003 11:10 pm

Makes me proud to say: "I AM CANADIAN!"

btw: cooling is not a problem when you store it in the fridge... 8)
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Postby cfitz on Sun Mar 16, 2003 12:39 am

Spazmogen wrote:Makes me proud to say: "I AM CANADIAN!"

btw: cooling is not a problem when you store it in the fridge... 8)

Or, if living in Canada, anywhere outside? :wink: :)

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Postby MediumRare on Sun Mar 16, 2003 5:26 pm

cfitz wrote:
BuddhaTB wrote:Would be even better if half the keg was still functional.

That would probably take care of it running hot as well... beer cooling!

cfitz

I'd be afraid of a conflict of interest- either keep the rig cool or enjoy the "antifreeze" :-?
Spazmogen wrote:Makes me proud to say: "I AM CANADIAN!"

as in "my name is Joe"? :D
btw: cooling is not a problem when you store it in the fridge... 8)

but you'd need long cables (or straws- depending on priorities). :D

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Postby eFrisky on Sun Mar 16, 2003 6:30 pm

I'm half-finished building one of these fine boards into my home cinema cabinet. It a sweet little motherboard range and I'd thoroughly recommend anyone to take a look at them!
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Postby BuddhaTB on Sun Mar 16, 2003 6:33 pm

eFrisky wrote:I'm half-finished building one of these fine boards into my home cinema cabinet. It a sweet little motherboard range and I'd thoroughly recommend anyone to take a look at them!

Mind sharing some pics with us after your project is completed?
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Postby eFrisky on Sun Mar 16, 2003 6:56 pm

I just snapped a couple... serial downloading from camera now. Old camera - don't ask heh! "snapped" will be operative word.
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Postby eFrisky on Sun Mar 16, 2003 7:33 pm

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Mounted the motherboard into the cabinet, against the side panel. Cut out and fitted the custom features bracket for the rear of the motherboard, so that all the motherboard sockets are accessible from the rear (outside) of the cabinet. Fitted the LEDs and power/reset switches.

It runs... but I have to fit the optical and hard drive, cut out and fit the USB/Firewire bracket near the LEDs on the front of the cabinet, make the FIR circuitboard and fit the IR transceiver, try and find a good PCI capture card for PVR functionality and maybe get a DVD writer. And a bigger/quieter hard drive. And get a "passive" transformer PSU (not the unsightly standard ATX PSU I'm using now).
So I'm possibly 20% done now heh!
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Postby Turkeyscore.com on Tue Mar 25, 2003 7:18 pm

I've seen computers with built in coffee makers...

Those Mini-itx computers are pretty cool. I like the gascan and the lego ones the most.

About storing a computer in the Fridge, that would not be good unless you had good ventilation. Condensation would probably be a problem....[/quote]
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