New Idea!

[xclite]

I definitely just had a great idea for my grandparents for NEXT Christmas (due to my being poor right now). I was thinking about taking a an old, broken jukebox, putting a bare-bones system inside, and adding a touch screen for a retro cd/mp3 player. Any reasons this would be a horrible idea? Any suggestions for getting started?

[wh666-666]

Brilliant idea !!!

Ive been inspired recently to start ripping apart old machines and make complete customs ... Before I do though im gonna customise old standard cases for practise and fun ....

I remember a while ago a post on sharky to a guy who built a computer inside an old grammarphone .... I would suggest looking at other peoples builds to see how they started off ..... You shouldnt have any problems with room in a jukebox though!!

One thing is, can the jukebox be repaired to its original condition? If its an old/valuable one it might be worth more restoring it to its former glory if you can repair it ...

[wh666-666]

Not the same discussion as on sharky but an interesting custom build here with a piece of furniture roughly the same size ...

http://www.datamancer.net/projects/e...gine_parts.htm

[TAZTG]

Reminds me of my Nostalgic PC. Should be a thread in here with some PICS.

Go for it I bet they would love it.

[xclite]

I definitely want to, and the hardware wouldn't even be that expensive since the only purpose is to play music. All I have to do is get a jukebox.

[TAZTG]

How about one of the Table top ones you see in Diners? They are kinda small but would be nice to convert over to a PC.

Something like this maybe.

[xclite]

The only ones I'm finding are cheap and chinsy or expensive antiques. I haven't checked ebay yet, though.

[wh666-666]

Might be a good place to try. Dont forget charity furniture shops and free ad papers. All places that people will sell them for a low price if they're not working ...