What to do with this 2001 Snowball

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We’re packing for a cross-country move, and downsizing in the process. Among the things to purge are way too many computers, including this beauty.

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It boots and runs faster than my 2011 iMac (which I’m also getting rid of), and I got a huge hit of nostalgia when I powered it up. :slight_smile: It’s rocking OS X version 10.3.9, and will even run OS 9 if you ask it nicely.

Now I can’t bring myself to let it go, so I’m trying to figure out if it has any use. I thought about making it a writing workstation since it doesn’t have WiFi, but I’m open to other ideas if you have them.

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Not advocating this by any means, but it’s so incredibly cool. Colby Sheets has mad engineering skills:

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Those are awesome, but a bit above my pay grade.

I saw this years ago and thought it was a neat idea, too. If mine was dead I would make a lamp out of it for sure.

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That’s pretty cool, too. Above my pay grade as well.

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Place it onto a shelf in your living room, and use it as a slideshow/digital frame for your pictures.

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This is a good idea, thanks!

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I can’t remember where, but I saw a picture frame with some LED attached at the back for some ambient light. Maybe this one would work with that, too?
And/Or maybe with some LED´s placed into the foot to shine thru the plastic?