I like the whole “computers-in-wood” asthetic

Love Hultèn [1] (or Hultén—it's spelled both ways on that page) made a series of life sized computers [2] based off the old Lego computer bricks [3] (link via Jason Kottke [4]) and I must admit, they are very cool!

But then I checked out Love's other projects [5] and the The Golden Apple [6]—wow! A Mac Mini housed in a custom walnet case based off the original Macintosh 128K case is just beautiful (although to be truthful, I could do without the gold keys on the keyboard but that's me). The Pet De Lux [7] is no slouch either.

One of these days, I'll get a computer into a wood case. One of these days …

[1] http://www.lovehulten.com/a-b-o-u-t.html

[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BISNBL1VX3A

[3] https://www.toysperiod.com/lego-set-reference/parts/slopes/decorated-slopes/3039p23_slope-brick-45-2-x-2-with-computer-screen-pattern/

[4] https://kottke.org/19/04/life-sized-lego-electronics

[5] http://www.lovehulten.com/

[6] http://www.lovehulten.com/goldenapple.html

[7] http://www.lovehulten.com/petdelux.html

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