From: Aase Marit Waage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Have you seen a laptop painted with a motif? You wouldn`t be afraid that it could sort of ruin the simple elegance the PB has - the sort of minimalist style?
The thing is, I am a serious Mac fanatic, ask anyone who knows me, however, I wouldn't steer my creativity based on the style set out by Apple. What I would do with a Mac (I have many plans) is not affected by Apple or their style, more my own imagination.
Take a look at:
http://www.paintedbytes.com/
http://www.applefritter.com/hacks (Click on laptop mods)
Now, I am not saying that many (or any) of these are nice, but it is all what the owner likes that matters.
Regarding the keyboard...
I checked with a Mac support place and the price for a Mac keyboard is UNBELIEVABLY EXPENSIVE and as it is not a user changeable part, even if the PowerBook is out of warranty, you cannot buy it with them changing it, even if I have/will completely disassemble the entire PowerBook and repaint it...
I am seriously investigating pinting the keys!!!
Oh, and I keep my nails trimmed, as this I am sure has a big effect on the longevity of the print, even on the old black G3 PowerBooks. I just sold my wife's Lombard and half the key were hardly distinguishable...
To me it looks very doable, the biggest problem is that the keyboard isn't actually the same layout. The Swedish <return> key is vertical while I believe the US is horizontal...
Time will tell (as Robert Nesta Marley said...)
Larry
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