Although Sprint didn't mind showing off its
snazzy new router earlier today, a crafty DIY'er has concocted a classic of his own to balance things out. Admittedly, homegrown routers aren't exactly common, but this step back in time really puts the modern day approach to shame, as its
wooden construction, curvaceous shape, and tasteful use of analog equipment would tempt even the neatest of neat freaks to keep this one outside of the networking closet. Granted, this certainly isn't the most simplistic of
projects we've come across, and it will require quite a bit of handiwork beyond the usual steady hand, but if you're feeling courageous and want a dash of class to counter the rat's nest of cabling behind your rig, click on through to the read link for all the minutiae.
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Slashgear]
posted Mar 28th 2007 3:30AM
That analogue speed dial is awesome, it makes me want to rig up a bunch of network and/or system stats to a bunch of old analogue displays.
coolest.
router.
ever.
I wonder how much he'd charge for one.
Thats a good question! Router off the shelf $50, gauge is probably around $25, wood was another $25, electronics (bear in mind this is a proto) was about $15.
All in all I'd probably ask for $250 I guess, but its not for sale (o; How much do you think you'd be willing to pay?