It's a 1 gig drive. With Debian Linux and all my web page files on it I still have about 400 megs left, give or take.
Although I've pretty well decided to do something similar (actually I've been contemplating something like this for awhile now, just hadn't actually decided it was really possible or doable), I haven't decided on which models to use. I hate to hack up my original LC475 case (actual case, not an upgrade) or my soon-to-arrive Quadra 605. The main reason I'd want to paint them is I don't think they'd be the same shade. Between bad luck and my mother being a chain smoker, most of my Macs are varying shades of yellow. Now that I'm moved out, it shouldn't be a problem as I don't touch the stupid things myself, but the ones that are yellow are different shades now... So painting it would eliminate that. Plus, I wouldn't mind some practice on nice paint jobs. Sand it down smooth, paint it a nice black, get it nice and smooth and toss on some clearcoat and, maybe, wax. Shouldn't be too much surface area either. Ah well. Who knows. I'd be hacking out most of the top to fit my drives in there. Too bad the LC475/Q605s can't take dual floppies. Would be neat :) Scott Holder *Apologies in advance for the top posting, I'm forced to use Outlook at work which makes anything else nearly impossible* -----Original Message----- From: Vintage Macs [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Mark Benson Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2002 6:31 PM To: Vintage Macs Subject: Re: Quadra 805?? On Wednesday, Sep 25, 2002, at 20:41 Europe/London, Scott Holder wrote: > about twice the height of a "normal" drive but the same width from my > Q840AV in my LC475 being a web server. This means I can't put the top > on it. Doing something like this will let me close it up and maybe > look pretty :) Wow - a half hight hard disk - what size is it? > Hmm, maybe it's time I learned case painting too. A nice satin black > would be nice. Yeh, I thought about it but I'd hate it to go wrong after I invested all that time and my dad's effort in it. > Have any pictures of the actual latching-together method? To follow. It'll eventually get posted on FPM and AppleFritter as a full thing with pictures and stuff. As for the half hight drive if will need additional hacking as mine is cut through towards the back where the air vent was in the case lid, not at the front where the drive and cables are. -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
