tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70440102007-04-18T10:30:50.035-07:00Col. Duboisnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7044010.post-1102991597628331282004-12-13T13:22:00.000-08:002004-12-27T23:03:43.553-08:00

The project now coming along rather quickly I have ordered the final part: 512 megs of system memory. Hopefully this will arrive within the next week. I as described in a prior post I detached some LEDs from the case of an old PC, however I made the mistake of stripping the plastic coding off with the Dremel. So what I did was take a couple of the screw holes from the front of the old PC case

Col. Duboisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7044010.post-1102200803153672972004-12-04T14:16:00.000-08:002004-12-12T23:05:37.913-08:00

In the past month or so I have finally made some progress on this seemingly stalled project. I purchased some more parts and more-or-less attached the PSU to the VCR case. Progress: Since the last entry I have decided there really isn't a need for the shelf I was trying to find. The holes on the bottom of the VCR case can only help with airflow and cooling down the mobo anyway. My first

Col. Duboisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7044010.post-1092011792437627862004-08-08T17:16:00.000-07:002004-09-18T14:24:18.693-07:00

Update 18 September 2004: I have had this post in the pending queue for more than a month with the intention of posting it with some images and adding to it. However since it has been so long I don't know if that would happen to I am posting it as is. Recently I was at a local flea market and purchased a "Walkman"-sized audio tape player for only $2. Why did I do this? So I could take it apart

Col. Duboisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7044010.post-1091483910403344042004-08-02T14:00:00.000-07:002004-09-06T14:14:36.486-07:00

I realize I haven't updated this site in a really long time. A month to the day to more specific. But the project isn't dead! I'm still on my August 31st completion date goal, though that'll be a little challenging. I haven't ordered any of the parts mail order yet, but I did buy a new 120 gigabyte hard drive (only $70) and the OEM version of the ATI 8500DV All-in-Wonder for $100 (which I'm still

Col. Duboisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7044010.post-1086243823668451112004-06-02T20:52:00.000-07:002004-08-02T13:58:15.683-07:00

Now, I've finally broken out the Dremel and tried to see if I could burn out the motor (not yet). The first thing I knew I wanted to do to maintain the "look and feel" of the original VCR was keep that front panel with RCA and wired remote hookups. I haven't used a Dremel too much, but I did manage to detach it. Here is a shot of the newly detached front panel: And for a shot of some

Col. Duboisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7044010.post-1085124692171100032004-05-20T23:21:00.000-07:002004-05-21T00:46:04.256-07:00

So I've been trying to think of some ways to do the various parts of this mod, including creative things to do with the channel changer windows and the window that was home to the clock. I made a diagram of a possible place where it would go. I was thinking I would stick the USB ports in the windows of the channel changers but pulled back a little bit. Then cut a gap in the actual channel

Col. Duboisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7044010.post-1085017902067425922004-05-19T18:51:00.000-07:002004-05-20T23:19:51.790-07:00

First steps: 15th May 2004 Welcome to the attempt at modding an old VCR into a fully usuable PC. Since I finally have this sub-domain and all the images uploaded I can actually show you the before image that I so cleverly captured before I started. Here's what we got: This is the way VCRs were made in the pre-1984 type era. Note the dial channel changers and RCA connectors on the front (

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