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Rob M · Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2000 8:40 pm

This may end up being a monstrously retarded post but take a look at this. It's part of a 3.5" floppy drive. Now at the risk of sounding like a freak, doesn't it just look cool?

I mean this'd make a great website interface or bacground for an image with some tweaking. Especially if done in greyscale.

Check out the coils and the circuit patch surrounding the coils.

OK, now you can call me a spaz all you like.

samdragon · Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2000 8:48 pm

Hey, cool stuff. i'm always looking for stuff like that for textures. Got anymore?
thanks for the post

Rob M · Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2000 8:50 pm

Well, I'll be taking an old 1 GB hard drive apart in a few mins. I'll see if I can come up with any other stuff.

Jenn · Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2000 8:55 pm

me too me too!
Let me know when you have more!
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Rob M · Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2000 9:23 pm

Good lord! They really don't want these hard drives taken apart!

Rob M · Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2000 9:50 pm

Whew! About time! I finally got that hard drive apart, I didn't really find any cool textures or patterns except this.
The circuit paths in this PCB are really intricate so it does look pretty cool.
Hope you like it! I will see if I can find other stuff that'd make good textures, etc.

eetu · Posted: Wed Sep 20, 2000 4:15 am

heh this is a cool thread :)
lessee if i can come up with something too

The Dude · Posted: Wed Sep 20, 2000 4:43 am

Very cool idea, thanks for the textures.

If you are going to use that for an interface
I would recommend at least a small amount
of digital manipulation. Just personalize
it a little. I think you were headed in the
right direction with your grayscale idea.

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X-pLaGue · member Member # Joined: 01 May 2000 Posts: 117

No, I ain't gonna tear apart my laptop...

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Rob M · Posted: Wed Sep 20, 2000 5:05 am

heheheh

I should hope not! I just happen to have a lot of old computer hardware lying around.

The dude- I'd definetly manipulate it. What I meant was that the form itself just looks cool and would be a great pattern to follow for an interface.
I think it'd look really cool if the coils were wrapped around some sort of metallic posts with maybe some electrical arcs shooting throughout them.

All in all I think the top image just plain looks neat!

heheheh

mumpizz · Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2000 5:42 am

I've some scans too!
here's my old soundcard
and here's an old mainboard

I have to say that I had to scan my mainboard in two parts, you can see it where i put them together!
Files with less compression are also available!

Maybe I could scan my old Soundblaster AWE64 or some really old grapic cards...

So long, mumpizz

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Jaymo · Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2000 6:40 am

Go watch some of Masamune Shirow's work (e.g. "Intron Depot" - great artbook), lot's of circuit-stuff like this in there...

Rob M · Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2000 2:30 pm

Wow! Old motherboard!

4 ISA, 3 PCI, 6 RAM banks, and what is that, Socket 6?

Trance-R · Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2000 4:29 pm

Hey, could you take apart a PIII or a Thunderbird? I am sure the 0.24 micron architestture looks nice. Was is 0.24? or something else... aah. just take one apart.

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Rob M · Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2000 5:04 pm

LOL

The sad part is I really do happen to have a thunderbird and a P-II lying around...but IM not taking them apart! They still work.

The other stuff I disassembled was no longer working.

mumpizz · Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2000 5:40 am

quote:
Originally posted by Rob M:
Wow! Old motherboard!

4 ISA, 3 PCI, 6 RAM banks, and what is that, Socket 6?

no, socket 5

Rob M · Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2000 2:53 pm

Even older!