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<blockquote data-quote="tommyheadleycox" data-source="post: 1447435" data-attributes="member: 142960">Yes it's possible and I don't think it's ridiculous at all.&nbsp; I've been thinking about doing the same thing for a long time.&nbsp; Here is an awesome job that someone did of swapping out the CRT of old eMac for a new flat screen LCD.&nbsp; The pictures prove it can be done.<a href="http://www.ierna.com/blog/emac-lcd-conversion" target="_blank">ierna.com » blog » eMac LCD Conversion</a>That would free up enough space for a Mac Mini to fit inside.&nbsp; I've been shopping around looking for used Mini's on Craigslist.&nbsp; I found the following incredible deal, but it's too far to drive:Mac Mini - i5 - 4GB Ram - 500gb - HD3000 - $400the guy said &quot;only a couple of months old. need to sell it for rent money.&quot;So, my advice is:&nbsp; Proceed.&nbsp; Do it.&nbsp; You have discerning taste.&nbsp;&nbsp; The colored iMac shells are timeless design statements.&nbsp; I'm typing this note on my iMac DV+, bought by me for my 3rd grade twins in the summer of 2000.&nbsp; I've upgraded it along the way, mostly for free.&nbsp; I got a legal, licensed copy of OSX 10.4.11 for free, to upgrade it from OS 9.&nbsp; I got a free 7400 RPM hard drive.&nbsp; The only thing I had to buy was 1 mb of memory.&nbsp; $60 I think, something like that.I love this computer!!!!!&nbsp; Ruby red and gorgeous.&nbsp; I still have the box, cd's, owners manual,etc.&nbsp;&nbsp; But I have a hankering to use it for YouTube, Final Cut Pro, iTunes Store, none of which it can do.&nbsp; Hence the idea to convert it, and run Mountain Lion in a 12 year old shell.&nbsp;&nbsp; Like people used to put Ford V8's in Jaguar XJS cars.Good luck.Tom</blockquote>

[QUOTE="tommyheadleycox, post: 1447435, member: 142960"] Yes it's possible and I don't think it's ridiculous at all. I've been thinking about doing the same thing for a long time. Here is an awesome job that someone did of swapping out the CRT of old eMac for a new flat screen LCD. The pictures prove it can be done. [url=http://www.ierna.com/blog/emac-lcd-conversion]ierna.com » blog » eMac LCD Conversion[/url] That would free up enough space for a Mac Mini to fit inside. I've been shopping around looking for used Mini's on Craigslist. I found the following incredible deal, but it's too far to drive: Mac Mini - i5 - 4GB Ram - 500gb - HD3000 - $400 the guy said "only a couple of months old. need to sell it for rent money." So, my advice is: Proceed. Do it. You have discerning taste. The colored iMac shells are timeless design statements. I'm typing this note on my iMac DV+, bought by me for my 3rd grade twins in the summer of 2000. I've upgraded it along the way, mostly for free. I got a legal, licensed copy of OSX 10.4.11 for free, to upgrade it from OS 9. I got a free 7400 RPM hard drive. The only thing I had to buy was 1 mb of memory. $60 I think, something like that. I love this computer!!!!! Ruby red and gorgeous. I still have the box, cd's, owners manual,etc. But I have a hankering to use it for YouTube, Final Cut Pro, iTunes Store, none of which it can do. Hence the idea to convert it, and run Mountain Lion in a 12 year old shell. Like people used to put Ford V8's in Jaguar XJS cars. Good luck. Tom [/QUOTE]

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