Mac to mod mini project

bluezharpking · 23-May-06, 01:21 PM

Im willing to bet everyone sees the name Mac and goes " How dare there be anything mac on here!" and honestly I dont blame you and actually agree. Anyway heres my project. By the time I finished building my rig "The Green Machine" i was so broke that I couldn't even afford a monitor. So i went to a surplus sale my college has every month and picked up a Powermac Studio Display for only $15. I felt it would do me until i could afford to buy a LCD. Well, I am tired of having this apple atrocity sitting so close to my rig so i decided it was time to un-mac it. I stripped the covers off and started playing around with painting. Here was we have so far....

The red-headed step child before.

Apple? whats an apple?? Filling those emblems in....

Front Bezel painted black from the inside

body, again painted inside; body, again painted inside

All your base.....

and the back of the body.

Since apple like making things clear, I used this and painted the inside instead of the outside. Turned out well. I had the idea that I may etc the GreenMachine logo in the body by etching away the black paint from inside.

Any idea or thoughts how i could un-mac this monster?

ManOfMandango · 23-May-06, 01:40 PM

Green + Black or just plain Green.

Dead_Man · 23-May-06, 01:40 PM

Well if your so obsessed with un-MACing it. I would definitely get rid of all the apple logos. But I would have done that before painting.

fhsfiremanco1 · 23-May-06, 02:42 PM

Welcome to the club not all of us can spend the money on building a killer computer and then go out and buy two $400 lcds i am using an compaq monitor but your apple looks nice too

post_break · 23-May-06, 02:59 PM

Heh you cant remove the mac from mac. Good luck though. Replace the apple logo with a winblows logo.

bluezharpking · 28-May-06, 03:41 PM

its a bit delayed but ill finally post the outcome. Nothing spectactualr but it definately looks less Mac like. No more whitish light colored crap. But it should not matter in a few weeks when I order my LCD. Anyways, on to pics....

MLiV · 28-May-06, 04:43 PM

You just.. you just turned it into a... a compaq monitor. Those are beautiful displays. It's blasphemy. I feel hurt.

jk.

bluezharpking · 15-June-06, 01:06 PM

RIP Mac studio display, he burned out this tuesday. Oh well guess ihave an excuse to go buy a LCD this fri.

kipman725 · 15-June-06, 01:27 PM

my first display was even cheaper, someone was chucking away a 13" CRT at the dump and I manged to get it from them for free... sure it caught fire when my dad left it on all night once.. and it gave me migranes with its 55hz refresh rate at 640x480...

damm I hated that screen

Anyway nice mod I would much prefer a black crt to that white translucent plastic stuff.

MLiV · 15-June-06, 02:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bluezharpking


	RIP Mac studio display, he burned out this tuesday. Oh well guess ihave an excuse to go buy a LCD this fri.

You should keep your trend going and buy one of these..

then chop it, paint it, and get rid of the apple logo.

Dreyco · 15-June-06, 02:34 PM

The line LCD line uses the same parts as the apple counterpart.

bluezharpking · 17-June-06, 07:09 PM

haha man i WISH i could afford a Mac studio display! 30" will do no? ah but too late i bought myself a monitor yesterday. I went with a 20.1 widescreen Viewsonic display, VERY pleased.

THRASHER2 · 17-June-06, 07:25 PM

I have wanting to do a Mac-to-PC for the longest
These guys have some sweeet deals on Mac Product

http://www.geeks.com/products_sc.asp?cat=810
I love the BLUE one

MLiV · 17-June-06, 07:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by THRASHER2


	I have wanting to do a Mac-to-PC for the longest These guys have some sweeet deals on Mac Product http://www.geeks.com/products_sc.asp?cat=810 I love the BLUE one

damn even in a casual conversation thrasher finds deals. I'm thinking about the graphite one. $109 is a heluva deal. I sold mine on ebay a few years ago for triple that and I kinda miss it.

ranger1033 · 17-June-06, 07:36 PM

Well they don't call him the Pimp Dude of all Deals for nothing

just had to say that Thrasher2

23-May-06, 01:21 PM	#1 (permalink)
bluezharpking Apex Techie I Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 51	Mac to mod mini project Im willing to bet everyone sees the name Mac and goes " How dare there be anything mac on here!" and honestly I dont blame you and actually agree. Anyway heres my project. By the time I finished building my rig "The Green Machine" i was so broke that I couldn't even afford a monitor. So i went to a surplus sale my college has every month and picked up a Powermac Studio Display for only $15. I felt it would do me until i could afford to buy a LCD. Well, I am tired of having this apple atrocity sitting so close to my rig so i decided it was time to un-mac it. I stripped the covers off and started playing around with painting. Here was we have so far.... The red-headed step child before. Apple? whats an apple?? Filling those emblems in.... Front Bezel painted black from the inside body, again painted inside; body, again painted inside All your base..... and the back of the body. Since apple like making things clear, I used this and painted the inside instead of the outside. Turned out well. I had the idea that I may etc the GreenMachine logo in the body by etching away the black paint from inside. Any idea or thoughts how i could un-mac this monster? Attached Thumbnails __________________

23-May-06, 01:40 PM	#2 (permalink)
ManOfMandango Apex Advanced Techie Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: North Carolina Posts: 173	Green + Black or just plain Green. __________________

23-May-06, 02:42 PM	#4 (permalink)
fhsfiremanco1 Apex Tech Fanatic Supreme Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: va Posts: 752	Welcome to the club not all of us can spend the money on building a killer computer and then go out and buy two $400 lcds i am using an compaq monitor but your apple looks nice too __________________

23-May-06, 02:59 PM	#5 (permalink)
post_break I Drive A Mac Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: toledo ohio Posts: 2,754	Heh you cant remove the mac from mac. Good luck though. Replace the apple logo with a winblows logo. __________________

28-May-06, 03:41 PM	#6 (permalink)
bluezharpking Apex Techie I Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 51	its a bit delayed but ill finally post the outcome. Nothing spectactualr but it definately looks less Mac like. No more whitish light colored crap. But it should not matter in a few weeks when I order my LCD. Anyways, on to pics.... Attached Thumbnails __________________

23-May-06, 01:40 PM	#3 (permalink)
Dead_Man Apex Master Tech Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 353	Well if your so obsessed with un-MACing it. I would definitely get rid of all the apple logos. But I would have done that before painting.

28-May-06, 04:43 PM	#7 (permalink)
MLiV You want news, you got news! Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Tampa Posts: 1,732	i like mac You just.. you just turned it into a... a compaq monitor. Those are beautiful displays. It's blasphemy. I feel hurt. jk. __________________

15-June-06, 01:06 PM	#8 (permalink)
bluezharpking Apex Techie I Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 51	Re: Mac to mod mini project RIP Mac studio display, he burned out this tuesday. Oh well guess ihave an excuse to go buy a LCD this fri. __________________

15-June-06, 01:27 PM	#9 (permalink)
kipman725 Apex Master Tech Join Date: May 2005 Location: UK Posts: 401	Re: Mac to mod mini project my first display was even cheaper, someone was chucking away a 13" CRT at the dump and I manged to get it from them for free... sure it caught fire when my dad left it on all night once.. and it gave me migranes with its 55hz refresh rate at 640x480... damm I hated that screen Anyway nice mod I would much prefer a black crt to that white translucent plastic stuff. __________________ Supreme Borg Commander: BORGS: 3400+ Sempron, 3200+ Athlon, 1.2Ghz Athlon

15-June-06, 02:34 PM	#11 (permalink)
Dreyco PCApex's Mac Man Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 2,219	Re: Mac to mod mini project The line LCD line uses the same parts as the apple counterpart. __________________

17-June-06, 07:09 PM	#12 (permalink)
bluezharpking Apex Techie I Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 51	Re: Mac to mod mini project haha man i WISH i could afford a Mac studio display! 30" will do no? ah but too late i bought myself a monitor yesterday. I went with a 20.1 widescreen Viewsonic display, VERY pleased. Attached Thumbnails __________________

17-June-06, 07:25 PM	#13 (permalink)
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ranger1033 Imperial News Bounty Hunter Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: In a Galaxy Far Far Away Rouses Point, NY Posts: 8,013	Re: Mac to mod mini project Well they don't call him the Pimp Dude of all Deals for nothing just had to say that Thrasher2 __________________

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