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The Computational Engine

Category

Case Fabrication

Status

Ready for Battle

Deets

The full name of this computer is the “Nagy Magical-Movable-Type Pixello-Dynamotronic Computational Engine”. It is a full desktop setup with computer, monitor, scanner, keyboard, desk, and chair. The monitor enclosure is built from scratch, as is the desk. The scanner is made to look like a leather-bound tome with embossing on the cover. The chair was pulled out of the trash and stripped, restained, and reupholstered in a pinstripe upholstery fabric with a thicker, more comfortable cushion underneath. The “keyboard” is an antique Underwood typewriter wired into the control circuit from a PS2 keyboard. The main PC case is a modified 1920’s King Radio cabinet. The PC electronics are going to be completely overhauled very soon. For the moment, I just used whatever I had laying around. One thing that I will probably keep is the watercooling system that has been rehoused in a steel cage and has copper tubing covering all of the original silica lines.

For larger pictures and build notes, please see the project page on my site.

http://www.datamancer.net/projects/engine/engine.htm

Thanks!