A foreign geek resurrects a Banana computer with an Apple computer

At the moment, Apple products are very popular, which makes people think of bananas, are fruits. But it's not just about eating. Did you know there was a banana computer? Today, a dedicated banana fan named Jones has resurrected the Banana 6000 with an early Apple MacintoshPlus. Promotional material for the early Banana computer

As early as 1984, the banana computer named BananaJr appeared for the first time, but this banana is not very mainstream, although the innovation in hardware and software was very avant-garde at that time, but due to its own problems, the banana computer disappeared from the market in the second year, and the banana company's large investment can not be recovered. So the chairman chose to commit suicide. Since then, the Banana computer has disappeared, and Jones has taken the unusual step of resurrecting the classic Banana 6000 computer for us. Resurrected Banana 6000 computer

Jones gutted an early Apple iPhone Plus (also a classic) and put a 1.5-GHg 4 Macmini inside, along with an 8-inch LCD display, a USBHub, speakers, power cords, and more. The original floppy drive slot was also changed into a USB slot, and finally the LOGO of the MacintoshPlus was erased and replaced with a six-color banana LOGO, so the appearance was somewhat similar. The prototype: The MacintoshPlus replaces Apple's banana LOGO with a MacMini's interior, which is actually a bit of a wiring effort

From our data, the biggest feature of the banana computer is its very cute little feet, which is naturally an important step in the restoration. Jones made a foot shape out of wood plywood, and bought a car lever cover at an auto store to make the legs of the banana computer, which together look very similar to each other, looking like a small robot. Banana 6000 computer with a pair of happy little feet

Jones decided that just looking like it wasn't enough, so he customized an operating system that, despite being a true Apple product, would display a banana icon and the message Banos 10.5.8, giving it a new look from the inside out. Boot screen. Anyway, this banana is hilarious and I wonder what old Joe would think of this picture

What's even more interesting is that Jones even tampered with the mouse, which also features a six-color banana LOGO on the Banana 6000. But were there USB mice in the '80s? This mouse is very cute

According to Jones, the whole process has been difficult, for example, he was frustrated with the different positions of the buttons, and finally had to use the power button instead of the button used to adjust the brightness, and he was frustrated with the LCD installation failure. But he eventually persevered and became a standard banana geek.