The Mini PowerBook 100

 by wkortum
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This Instructable shows you how to turn a nintendo DS or DS lite into a miniature Apple PowerBook 100 from about 1990 with fully functioning mac os7. 
(this is also currently entered in the game.life challenge, so please vote.)

 
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Step 1: Materials

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For this project you will need:
1 nintendo DS or DS lite (I am using the DS lite)
1 XACTO Knife
1 sheet of sticky photo paper or computer skin paper
1 R4 DS card with a micro SD card     http://www.r4dsshop.com/
1 Micro SD card reader
A computer
And thats it!
GASSYPOOTS says: Feb 17, 2012. 2:57 PM
this brings back great memory's such as creating a virus that only affected my computer and it said checking ">+=y on startup... memories
GASSYPOOTS says: Jan 6, 2012. 3:27 PM
ok how comes noone uses the appachee liscense?
shiftgraffiti says: Sep 4, 2011. 12:20 PM
will the program work with a ndsTT card?
NathanWilliams says: May 11, 2011. 1:33 PM
I love the skin, brings back some old memories!
wkortum (author) in reply to NathanWilliamsMay 16, 2011. 3:20 PM
cool!
Kasm279 says: Apr 12, 2011. 5:11 PM
Personally I would use something a little better than an R4. I have a CycloDS myself but I've heard the AceKard ones are good.
wkortum (author) in reply to Kasm279Apr 12, 2011. 9:08 PM
I really dont know anything about these cards, the R4 is cheap, but whatever floats your boat
Kasm279 in reply to wkortumApr 12, 2011. 10:19 PM
Yeah, its not that the R4 is bad, it just has no support anymore, which really you only need for running ROMs.
blkortum says: Apr 6, 2011. 8:15 PM
Amazing! So well presented!
hjshin says: Apr 4, 2011. 8:03 AM
Never would have thought of this - ingenious!! You got my vote!
ggrace in reply to hjshinApr 6, 2011. 6:29 PM
he he lol
compguy248 says: Apr 5, 2011. 7:10 PM
It looks great! I'm definitely going to try this out next weekend.
wkortum (author) in reply to compguy248Apr 6, 2011. 6:28 AM
thanks!
zack247 says: Apr 4, 2011. 6:43 PM
I have a powerbook 100!
(and a 190)
wkortum (author) in reply to zack247Apr 4, 2011. 9:37 PM
cool!
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