So instead of folding up
his computer and going home like some of our more negative commenters had suggested, inventor, composer, and all around
resilient guy Peter Green has been hard at work on the second version of his
MacMini Portable. As you'll recall, MMP rev. 1 was
basically Apple's diminutive PC stuffed inside a custom enclosure, attached to an LCD, battery pack, trackpad, and
thumb board, and occupying a footprint smaller than even the most compact laptop. Well now Green is back to silence the
critics who questioned the utility of his first project with the MacMini Portable MkII, which makes numerous
improvements upon its predecessor such as mounting the thumb board flush with the case, significantly reducing the
overall size of the device, and generally making it look more like something you'd want to take out in public. So once
again Mr. Green, we salute you, and encourage you to continue ignoring the haters (and refine your creation to the
point that they're forced to come around). Make sure to check out the "Read" link to peep video of the
MMPMKII in action, complete with a soothing Green-composed soundtrack.
Update: Full website now available;
click
here for the video, and hit the
"Read" link to collect more ammo for your flame war.
posted April 15th 2006 11:00AM
Kind of a crude version, but I was waiting for someone to make something like this. There will probably be a retail version like the $40 ones that are available for gamecube and PS2 units.
cool, looks a lot better than the older version. I'm all for these hardware hacks!
Paypal donations here if you'd like to see a MkIII Intel super slim version!! yes please! :-)
peter_green@mac.com
ok, like everyone else mentioned, the most obvious thing missing is the full keyboard.
---seriosly though it is good work, it is a great idea that should inspire people to try to make their own. Peter Green was just hacking around with the mini and got obvious results, i dont see the need for controversy.