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June 23, 2005
Say Hello To MacInslosh™
Friends, summer is upon us, and that means good food, good friends, and lots of drinking, especially drinking of chilled wine. I admit it: in the winter I'm all about top-flight kick-butt reds. In the summer, however, I let my hair down a bit (metaphorically, mind you, as there is presently very little to let down, and no, I'm not a member) and I enjoy cold white and blush wines.
Well, about 5 years ago I had the shell of a Mac Classic lying about,
and I thought "what can I do with this thing?" I mean, MacAquariums were so 90s....what to do.
As always, my bride provided the inspiration, as she had recently bought 2 boxes of wine (an invention that we owe to our Coalition of the Swilling partner Australia). Lightning struck, and the MacInslosh was born...
The observant viewer will notice the cut-outs in the front grill, and the hints of styrofoam peeking through:
I took out the mother board, all the various guts and the crt, smoothed off all the rough edges, and added some foam insulation. To replace the screen front, I made a desktop on a working Mac SE, named the hard drive "MacInslosh" and added the text and icons that you see on the picture here:
took a screen shot of it and then printed the screen shot on an overhead projector transparency:
Oh look, 10 liters of wine have been discovered on my dining room table!
Bladders o'booze:
10 liters fits perfectly in a compact Mac's shell (and winds up looking like C3P0's dream date, to boot):
After carefully threading the taps through the holes cut into the front grill of the 'Slosh I re-attach the front piece and stand her up:
Pop her into the back fridge:
And we are in business!
Posted by Mr. Bingley at June 23, 2005 08:30 PM
Comments
Dude, you need some kids so you will not have so much free time on your hands. That being said. That is AWSOME!
Posted by: WunderKraut at June 23, 2005 08:56 PM
I have an 11 year-old daughter, Wunder...which is precisely why I need 10 liters!
Thanks! I am kinda proud of it :)
Posted by: Mr. Bingley at June 23, 2005 09:10 PM
He made ME one, too, sacrificing another old Apple on the altar of alchohol. Bingley is a GAWD.
Posted by: tree hugging sister at June 23, 2005 09:17 PM
Damn you. I have a keggerator out in the garage and I've been trying to think of the perfect 'taps' to build. Now I've got to think of something creative like this so I don't look like a wuss.
Posted by: Sharp as a Marble at June 24, 2005 08:56 AM
Thanks Sharp! I forgot to mention that the compact Mac case has a handle on top, so when we eat outside I just carry it out and put it on the table! I think it makes a lovely centerpiece...
Posted by: Mr. Bingley at June 24, 2005 09:04 AM
That's a riot, Bings.
Just think, your old PC actually dispenses fruit of the vine - mine is just smashed.
Does this news make you a Mac Daddy?
Posted by: Nightfly at June 24, 2005 10:10 AM
One more reason why Macs are superior to PCs. A PC may drive you to drink, but it won't go "Cheers, mate!"
Posted by: Chris at June 24, 2005 01:16 PM
That is Art!
Deee-lightful!
Posted by: Claire at June 26, 2005 10:04 PM
Very cute. And I see you even drink the same brand of sake as I do.
Posted by: David Gillies at June 28, 2005 01:30 PM
I'm trying to get back in your good graces, David; I know you've never forgiven me for the scotch-on-the-rocks...
Posted by: Mr. Bingley at June 28, 2005 04:26 PM
Cool! Now if you need to build the SGI 'fridge to keep it cool (http://home.planet.nl/~mourits/koelkast/).
Posted by: Jay at July 1, 2005 03:44 PM
Wow, some neat mods there, Jay!
I may have to go searching about garage sales this weekend...
Posted by: Mr. Bingley at July 2, 2005 10:14 AM