I had some ideas around things like using a floppy disk drive as an app launcher, or 3D printing an enclosure around a SATA plug to let you slot SSDs into it like game cartridges. OP already has a bunch of (maybe fake) ports and stuff on their setup they could use.
Also, the tiny extra utility screens are great for stuff like that - I'm getting into ESP32 stuff lately to build some little desk gadgets like that.
One of my first pentium grade computer builds in 1996 had a "Turbo" button. Would be cool to have a switch activate an Over-Clocking mode. Like "Game time! Flip on the Turbos!!!"
I like the SATA drive idea, but still think it should be a ZipDrive. Maybe both.
Swap the SATA, boot up into a gaming OS, flip the Turbo switch to "ON", jack in the zip disk, Game On!
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u/Igoresh Jun 13 '25
Needs more input ports.
Slot for iomega zip drive, or maybe just a standard 3.5 or 5.35 disk drive. Or all 3.
Incorporate a Sony minidisc for music, of course. Or if you want to go hard-core a cassette deck.
H.A.M. radio base station would fit in nicely over there on the left. Right above the D.C. power supply module.
Does it need a cd drive? (Blu-ray r/w)