Ancient PC: Retro style

Turd Furguson

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• Jun 1, 2005

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This project is dedicated to the POS systems that ppl leave lying around or toss away. This computer is a 300mhz K6-2 with 256mb PC133, 80gig HDD, and Windows 2000 for serving purposes. The poor feller was sooo ugly and old..........time to fix him up.

These are my initial pictures. I am seeing how fast I can get this project done today using Hunter Green Rustoleum paint. I only have 1 can and its doing a fine job.

 

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Turd Furguson

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The 2nd and 3rd pictures you will notice bumps on the top of the case. Well those were present when I started painting. It would have taken me a very long time to sand those things down for a glossy look and I didn't have enough sandpaper or paint to get that look so this will have to do. But everything has 3 layers of paint on it. Baked dry in the wonderful sun of the Ohio Valley.

Now I have to put this thing back together for the time being. In a couple more weeks I should be starting on the modding of the internals.

 

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Turd Furguson

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This poor little guy is all naked in the corner under the desk. He doesn't even have any activity lights or even a power switch.

 

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hibner

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See, you can teach an old dog new tricks. I like the color. Keep us posted.

ps. your thumbnail links just pop up thumbnail sized pictures

 

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Turd Furguson

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Ack you are right. Gotta fix that.

 

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Turd Furguson

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What is weird is that the thumbnail linking works on another site but it doesn't here. Oh well.

 

Feydd

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Go Bengals! HOODAY!

 

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Turd Furguson

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Pictures fixed due to thumbnail issues.

 

ghettocomp

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OOOoo... I have one of those comps somewhere around here. I'll watch and see how well that gets along. So far its good! Its all Good!

 

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Turd Furguson

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Well I am going to have to put the power switch on hold until I can sand and repaint everything. I am not really that pleased with how the paint job turned out on the metal casing. So there goes 10 bucks down the tube.

 

Susquehannock

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Damn, when you said "ancient? was expecting something old. I know several people still using systems older than that everyday.

 

Captain Slug

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Yeah, K6-2s are actually quite tolerable for regular internet and office tasks as well as audio playback. Video playback abilities will depend on what chipset and graphics you're using. I did something like this myself just for fun a few years back. I made a whole modified K6-2 machine for a meager $3 by using secondhand parts from multiple yard sales.