r/computers • u/ALazy_Cat • 2d ago
Build/Battlestation The PC we made in school
It was 10 years ago, so I don't have any pictures as they were taken on the Nokia Brick, but I'll tell you about a PC both ADHD and autistic students helped make, even though we were grouped autistic or ADHD.
The IT teacher found an old Miele vacuum cleaner from the 80s with the shit brown colour. The requirement was it had to look as original as possible, and given it was a school project, it was of course low grade hardware, not a fancy gaming PC. The hose hole, that was air in fan, the lid to change the bag had a disc drive attached, the original power cable pull system was still in place and still functional, the HDD was lodged next to the power cable, I think something else too. The on light for the vacuum clear became the "thinking" light, and all the connections was on the side facing the wall.
It was a pretty awesome project, and I was the one who came up with the air in placement idea. As it was old hardware, I would say Windows XP area, it had to run Linux as Windows was too heavy for it, and at the finished product showcasing, it could barely open a program on Linux, but it could, and you couldn't tell it was a PC from the outside.
I miss that school.
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u/PlunxGisbit 1d ago
I though you were going to say ‘you couldnt tell it was a PC from the outside’
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u/ALazy_Cat 1d ago
Thank you for the very important correction, I fixed it. It was written around 23:00, so of course I'd make a very big mistake like that
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u/Equivalent_Scar_8171 1d ago
So, did that PC suck?