A couple of years ago I was given a secondhand iMac as part of a work Christmas bonus. At the time it was considered old and is sluggish and running on an old operating system, 8 I think. Anyhow, I’ve been thinking what do I do with it? Give it away? Throw it out? Try and sell it? As a computer it’s not useful anymore. Makes a very large doorstop and collects dust very well.
You know where I’m going with this don’t you? The kitschness of all kitch, the computer fishtank. Yep, I think I’m going to have a go at converting this baby to a tank. Who said anything about me keeping it? Hmmm which one of my buddies wants it as a birthday gift?
Some great information here and an excellent, detailed tutorial here here.
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This actually looks quite cool :)
I love this!
Very cool and it looks beautiful!
Now that’s a screen saver!
I know you won’t actually do it, but please, please don’t even suggest people throw away electronics like computers. There are many places that need donated computers (and it’s a tax write-off!), and HP and Apple have recycling programs– I’m sure other companies do as well. Electronics take up a large amount of space in landfills, and they could easily be put to much better use.
maybe i should do that with my old mac screen for my g3, but system 8 is really old! haha
I’ve seen that done with vintage televisions and always wanted to try it. Very cool.