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blog:personal_diy_computer_shelving [2020/07/17 10:11] – created johnblog:personal_diy_computer_shelving [2020/07/26 09:34] – [Computers Installed] john
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 ===== Shelving for Retro Computer Base units ===== ===== Shelving for Retro Computer Base units =====
  
-Made this short free-standing shelving unit to house various retro-computer base units. +**[July 2020]**  
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 +I built this short free-standing shelving unit to house various retro-computer base units which had been standing on the floor since moving to the new (smaller) office room
  
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 +It's build from 5 identical shelves (51cm x 40cm) from [[https://www.merseymdfplasandply.co.uk/|Mersey Plas & Ply]], which I've used a couple of times for custom-sized shelving panels, along with a few bits of MDF offcuts I had in the shed, and about a dozen wood screws. Total cost was around £30 to build.
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 +==== Computers Installed ====
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 +It turned out quite nicely for a relatively cheap solution. Here's (from top to bottom):
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 +   * Sharp X68000 Pro
 +   * NEC PC-9821An
 +   * Macintosh IICi
 +   * Acorn Risc PC700
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 +... and here's the 'computer' corner of the office, with most of the 8/16bit microcomputers:
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 +It certainly looks a lot tidier than the old setup which had them stacked on top of each other on the floor. As a bonus all of the cabling from the back of the systems is now hidden, too.
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