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Sacrilege or wonder? Turn an iBook G3 into an iPad case

I am not able to open the case of my PC and then fit it back, but others build true technological marvels. That is the case of a user who has created a case for iPad that makes it something similar to that legendary Apple laptop, the iBook G3. If you have the fever of the retro and want to make one just like it, pay close attention, we will tell you all the details.

There are those who have a passion for Apple well tattooed on their hearts. That is what must happen to TikTok user @skipperfilms, who has built a case for your iPad from the chassis of an iBook G3that Apple laptop with a legendary design already.

Legendary, yes, but I don’t know if it’s for the better.

An iBook G3 with an iPad heart

An iPad turned iBook G3

If you want to meld the old and the new into something that has the best (and worst) of both worlds, you can follow the steps of Billy Skipper Hughes. This TikTok user decided to take advantage of an old Apple iBook G3 to build a case for his iPad.

In this way, I could turn your tablets on a whole laptop with that peculiar design of iBooks that, frankly, made them look like one of those children’s computers that I gave to my nieces with the useless objective of buying their love.

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For that, Billy gutted all the existing parts of the computer, leaving only the outer shell. Later, pulled 3D printing to create the necessary parts with which to be able to mount the iPad and its accessories inside the structure and that it would fit and not move.

@skipperfilms

Once a year I find the patience and drive to do something like this. Love this #ibookg3 to #ipad conversion! #fyp #foryoupage #3dprinting

♬ Rasputin – Majestic & Boney M.

For it, replaced the iBook monitor with the iPadplaced the USB-C ports in the old computer port slots and added a power bank. This allows to power the iPad and also the charger of your Apple Watch. Because this curious case also serves to charge the watch.

For added convenience, the power bank it can also be recharged via a USB Type-C port.

All the cables are well hidden and collected in the back of the structure, while the keyboard, the charger, the support of the Apple Pencil and so on, they use a series of custom-designed 3D-printed plates to fit.

To handle it, the iBook’s keyboard has been replaced with one of those keyboards with trackpad Y bluetooth crappy that you can see in any store, which was a bit out of tune in its first version, really. But nevertheless, swapped it out for a more commensurate white keyboard soon after and it’s very easy to talk about, but I have all my Raspberry projects to do. Everyone.

@skipperfilms

You asked for it, well HERE IT IS! The iBook iPad conversion with a dope white keyboard! #fyp #foryoupage #pepsiapplepiechallenge #ITriedItIPrimedIt

♬ Infinity – Jaymes Young

The truth is that the result is… peculiar. Of course, at least, it is perfectly usable as a substitute for a computer that will arouse all eyes in the starbucks.

I guess Apple fans will see enough charm to recover one of the most bizarre designs and less successful of the mark of the bitten apple.

I’m still wondering if it’s worth it or not. It really does look like one of those toys you give Ralph from The Simpsonso that you can entertain yourself believing that it is a real computer.

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