Hardware As Art: 25 Stunning Component-Powered Projects
While our Data as Art gallery went down mighty fine for many Maximum PC readers, we weren’t fooling ourselves: this is Maximum PC, the magazine that shows you how to build computers, not Maximum Software. You folks want hardware. And who are we to disappoint?
We cast our net far and wide to dredge up 25 of the flat-out coolest examples of people repurposing components from PCs, VCRs, CDs or whatever and prove that, yes Virginia, hardware can be art, too. Where else can you find terrifying robots made out of mice and hard drives?
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mdahlke4@gmail.com
October 14, 2011 at 7:36am
#24 - totally reminded me of the Supercomputer in Superman 3.
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mdahlke4@gmail.com
October 14, 2011 at 7:42am
#22 - Definitely TRON bikes. OR steampunk bikes!
#24 - totally reminded me of the Supercomputer in Superman 3.
#25 - anybody else thinking Coffin, not coffee table?
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Neel Chauhan
October 11, 2011 at 3:25pm
#25 is the best and looks the coolest
#24 - how can he collect so much computer parts. i only got a few parts here and there
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Zoandar
October 11, 2011 at 3:12pm
"65,000 unwanted CDs". Come on now. You can tell "us" they were AOL discs. :))
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chart2006
October 11, 2011 at 5:42pm
The amount of money AOL invested in those CDs was staggering. I collected quite a few of them in the 90s. I wouldn't se surprised if I've got one packed away in my computer graveyard. In either case I wouldn't be surprised if most of the 65k CDs were AOL CDs.
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iceman08
October 11, 2011 at 12:41pm
I was saying "meh" about all the images-even the AT-AT- till I got to image 25. and mother of God it's beautiful
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Neufeldt2002
October 11, 2011 at 2:10pm
I agree, they were OK IMHO. But definitely saved the best for last as that is something I would actually buy.
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