The Nagy Magical-Movable-Type Pixello-Dynamotronic Computational Engine
datamancer.net has a great old-fashion meets modern PC mod... -
"Celebrate the historical heritage of the modern Personal Computer..the way it should have been.
While charming in its reticence, the buzzing beige rectangle under a desk hardly seems a fitting aesthetic legacy for what is inarguably the most important invention of the last 100 years.
With a little creative anachronism, this project aims to retrocentrically create a false historical heritage for the modern computer. " [via] - Link, parts list & in progress photos.
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