IT departments traditionally dispose of outdated or damaged computer equipment through employee sales, charitable donations or trips to the local dump. Some however, go beyond these normal methods transforming dead computer hardware into works of art, clocks, and even garden fixtures. We’ve dedicated this photo gallery to creative uses of dead computer equipment.
A hail of bullets put an end to this Cyrix PC.
This was a project that Margaret in Alabama and I worked on together long distance. We both had old monitors,and a southwestern group swap that we had both done and no place for all the items. So we decided to both do a southwestern office/den in the old monitors. Great fun working on a project together.
Believe it or not this XBOX hard drive plays music just like a speaker. Cool Beans!
Rage against the machine! This is a side view so you can see the keys popping out.
I built this clock out of an old hard drive. Cool huh?
This mini robot tank uses floppy drive eject motors from a Mac.
This iMac case, keyboard and mouse have returned to the wild.
It’s like a Pinata.. only it’s a keyboard, and instead of a bat I’ll be using a machette!
Bill Detwiler is the Editor for Technical Content and Ecosystem at Celonis. He is the former Editor in Chief of TechRepublic and previous host of TechRepublic's Dynamic Developer podcast and Cracking Open, CNET and TechRepublic's popular online show. Previously, Bill was an IT manager in the social research and energy industries. He has bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Louisville, where he has also lectured on computer crime and crime prevention.
