From the Japanese website “site hirac” comes an interesting iPad stand created from a modified Macintosh Classic:
Direct link to video via YouTube here.
Full article (Japanese) here.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Readers “Michael N.” and “Edward W.” for the heads up.]
lol nice
I see one problem immediately. Once he’s finished looking at the photos, how does he get out of the photo app? No home button to press.
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You sound a bit more like Spock… a real kill-joy.
Maybe a bluetooth keyboard? Maybe just slide it out enough to hit the home button? Or maybe he put a micro paper-clip sized hole to stick a paperclip in to hit the home button… really bring back that nostalgia of manually ejecting a disk.
What really would have been a nice slide show, is if he had some step-by-step pictures of how he did the mod to the Classic. But overall this is such a cool idea, especially with the wireless keyboard suggestion above.
GENIUS.
Great idea.
And if you want to see an even better installation, check out Fishman’s 16 videos. Amazing.
And he has to take it all apart to press the Home button? FAIL.
If he had a SuperDrive like SlideOut, it would be perfect.
“Or maybe he put a micro paper-clip sized hole to stick a paperclip in to hit the home button… really bring back that nostalgia of manually ejecting a disk.”
Ha! That brings back so many memories… trying to get my damn Zip disk out while the drive goes crazy on my beige G3!
In the words of the great Steve Jobs… look how far we’ve come.
He needs to mod the classic keyboard with bluetooth. That would be SWEET.
Hey! Look at what the DavetheFishman has done on MDmac’s URL.
That size . . . is a perfect fit!
Looks like Apple had it right back in 1984 all along. ” width=”19″ height=”19″ alt=”wink” style=”border:0;” />
So, do you use the handle on top to shake it?
Clever. And that is one very clean non-yellowed Mac Classic case.
Interesting, this old patent just might be the next iMac docking station for an iPad.
http://www.macdailynews.com/index.php/weblog/comments/new_apple_docking_patent_app_portable_sliding_into_side_of_display_imac/
What’s with the titanic music
see! we still need floppy drives!!
Wonder if the Classic was still working before he pulled its guts out to do this? That would have been a shame. My Classic still works good as new, I love to crank it up now and then to play B&W;games..
Clearly Apple based the Mac Classic on the iPad, and not the otherway around. ” width=”19″ height=”19″ alt=”raspberry” style=”border:0;” />
Aww, hell yes!
Mmmm… Flash.
Flash brings you the full Internet and Youtube. That is why MDN continues to support it.
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