e83 – Mac Mods

Brian made a summer project of putting a Mac Mini in a Macintosh Classic and it got us thinking about all kinds of mods people have done with old Apple hardware. Besides the "Classic Mini", we cover Macquariums, unexpected iLamps, weight-bearing cheese graters, and more.

Follow Up
ProDOS
Mac OS 9 code names
Moonlight Sonata

Mac OS 8 color pickers
Destiny corrections (thanks @siracusa!)

Mac Mods
Brian's Classic Mini
Raspberry Pi in a Classic
8-inch LCD panel
3D printing to the rescue
retr0bright
off-the-shelf alternative

Halo campaign mode
Deus Ex in Wineskin

Macquariums
coined by Andy Ihnatko
two Studio Displays

planters
mailbox G3 and mailbox G4
cat bed
dog bed
🤧 Cube tissue box
iMac G4 lamp
🧀 cheese grater mods
patio and office furniture
bbq grill

Mac in a Commodore
MacBook in a tiny cheese grater
iBoy
Cube Mini