The original was so much fun, I decided to build a second (I have a whole box of powerbook parts sitting in the lab). But this one's a little different - aside from being color (oooh), it's designed to be hung on a wall like a picture as opposed to sitting on a desk. There's a picture of it to the right (click for a larger version).

Again, like the original, it's an old powerbook 520(c), with the screen and driving electronics mounted to a lucite sheet. On the other side of the sheet is the logic board and the hard drive with ribon cables connecting everything. Cables (keyboard, power, and a serial cable) then hook up from the bottom.

The only question was what to do with it? Well, it just so happens that we have a refrigerated keg and a tap in the basement, usually filled with Red Hook ESB or something equally nice. Of course maintaing the proper conditions for optimal taste can be tricky, and that's where some sort of monitoring system can be very handy - and that's the job of this computer. It's hooked to a temperature probe via an A/D converter box - if you look closely at the picture to the left, you 'll see it's currently displaying a plot/history of keg temperature. A sensor to monitor line pressure is scheduled to be added during the next line-cleaning.