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the mac os-x-box 360 [casemod]
technabob — ... on the name Xbox G4. You say to-may-to, I say to-mah-to. It’s still a cool mod. The system runs on an 867MHz G4 processor, and has a built-in 60GB hard drive. Since there wasn’t a way to get the Xbox DVD tray to work, an Apple Combo drive was cut into the side of the console. And thanks to it’s PowerBook roots, the whole thing can run on a rechargeable battery. Want to take a shot at building one for yourself? Head on over to MacMod to check out Phil’s full build log. ...

PowerBook/Xbox 360 Mod Makes the PowerBook Bulkier, Less Portable [DIY]
Gizmodo — ... and cramming it into the guts of another end up squeezing a large gadget into a smaller one. It's impressive! But to take a PowerBook G4 and to put it into the hulking husk of an Xbox 360? I'm not sure I get the point. You take an old laptop that was portable and stick it into something that is decidedly not portable. Uh, cool? And the DVD drive is sticking out of the side, making the Xbox 360's drive useless! And you can't even play Dead Space on it! No thank you. [MacMod via Technabob] ...

PowerBook G4 Crammed Into Xbox 360
Ubergizmo — ... , but this time round we have the opposite - an Xbox 360 containing the innards of an old school Apple PowerBook G4. If you happen to have an spare Xbox 360 shell lying around, why not check out this mod? It is powered by an 867MHz G4 processor and comes with a 60GB hard drive, although the Xbox 360's DVD tray has been rendered useless, an Apple Combo drive has been thrown into the console for good measure, requiring its side to be cut in order to access it. The entire system can be powered by a rechargeable battery, but I don't think you'd venture too far from a power outlet ...

Xbox G4 : Xbox 360 avec Mac OS inside
w3sh magazine — Pourquoi? la question se pose quand on voit la manipulation. Quelle idée de vider une Xbox 360 et de lui foutre les composants d’un Apple PowerBook G4. On ne saura sans doute jamais ce qui est passé derrière la tête de Phil Herlihy quand il a commencé son délire. Mais c’est culotté, inutile, fun, stupide, donc w3sh. Via MacMod