Steampunked Mac mini Setup

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Steampunked Mac mini Setup
Monday, March 3, 2008
Posted by: Glenn

The Steampunk Workshop has posted some pictures of an interesting Mac mini setup created by Dave Veloz. It features a Steampunk-style keyboard, LCD monitor and Mac mini. The setup was apparently used at a wedding reception where it displayed a slide show of engagement photos. I'm really not that familiar with entire Steampunk computer movement, but the finish on the Mac mini looks pretty sweet. I would suggest that you head on over to the Steampunk Workshop for the rest of the pictures. They are definitely worth a look.



http://www.123macmini.com/news/story/897.html

[lojo]

Now that is truly radical!! I like it!!!
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[TonyMontana]

I always envy the Steampunk folks. They dedicate some serious time to their craft.
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[Pleiades]

Wow, that's a damn nice steampunk setup. I like the treatment of the Mini, and that keyboard is great. I didn't see a mouse though...
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[idave]

That mini is really cool looking! The keyboard looks great too, but I bet that sucker is hard to type on.
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[dvelozjr]

The keyboard isn't too terribly difficult to type on. I'm typing on it now! It does click pretty loud though. If you'd like some more detailed pictures then you can click here: http://s135.photobucket.com/albums/q133/david_veloz/Steampunk%20re-Make/
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[TonyMontana]

Dave...
Nice to have you on board.
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[castaway]

Nice job Dave! The "Gearless Calculating Machine" wording was a nice touch. It's also nice to see that some woman accept steampunking as a hobby.

[macmanmacman]

Awesome like the blinding of old and new.

Especially the keyboard.

Nice.

[byokm]

[devo]

[Scotty]

OK, Dave, where do I get the kit to transform my Mini to look like yours! Just the mini itself....

Great job.

Scotty aka Ranger Don

[dvelozjr]

I got most of the graphics (the decorative corners, and boundaries) from iStockphoto.com. Unfortunately I can't post the pdf I created because it's against their graphic usage agreement. But you can purchase the files for about $10. The apple is a googled .png (but I can't see it anymore when I searched this evening, I'll repost filenames soon, that might make searching for them easier). Then just print it out and use double sided sticky carpet tape to stick it on. I painted the edges with some gold leaf paint from Michaels. I covered the very bright (what was it white?) LED with an orange Japanese peanut snack package that I was eating the day before the wedding.

I looked up images of old typewriters to get the right look and feel. There are a lot of beautiful old typewriters, with many different designs that would be worth exploring.

No mouse. Well I mean there is a mouse, but it's just a regular plastic grey one (which wouldn't have looked to good in the pictures).

David Veloz
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[barnz]

[Scotty]

Thanks for the info, Dave.

I just might give this a try.

Ranger Don

(Seems like the sort of computer an old Ranger should use.....)