Final Results: G3 is now a PC!

I finally managed to convert the G3 into a PC, and now it has a Dell motherboard with a modest Intel processor. I designed and built the system with a PCI TV Tuner card, two sticks of Nania memory, CDROM drive, and a small loudspeaker for the BIOS beeps. I have had this computer for a year and it seems to be working fine. I am very pleased with this build considering I did not have any professional cutting tools. Main constraints in its development were lack of modern cutting tools for working with metal, and consequently I had to use plastic instead, which in the end worked out greener. An advantage of using only recycled materials meant that I could improvise more.

It was a huge success as I was able to make something unique and different, be it just convergence of technologies. There were some engineering challenges, which made me scratch my head a little, but it was not impossible.

All the materials used in this project came from recycled computers. There was never any need to buy anything new, hence it was 100 % green. Here is an inside view showing the SATA Hard Drive, Pentium Motherboard, and the rest of the components. As you can see, it all looks very impressive.

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