I have an idea for a living room jukebox on a shelf. It involves an old and very cheap Mac computer, a cheap (≤$35) hard drive, a $16 Chinese mini-amplifier, some wires I can supply, and a power strip. The speakers are already up there. A speaker switcher and multiple outdoor speaker setups could also be added, but it's probably not necessary with the boomboxes that are already there. But a boombox won't let you look up and play 26 different versions of "Fly Me to the Moon", and doesn't have a separate category for zamboni music.
Everybody would have access to search, sort and play at least 25,000 tunes, with plenty of room to add more. It would include a ton of "old guy" music I've downloaded for Dad and my Grandparents over the last decade. I had a similar setup with an old iMac in my kitchen for years until I bought my laptop. We could also put our Keywaybeek and other pictures on it, and use it for the Cottage Notes (either to write or store them, or both). The computer is so cheap because it only has a CD-drive (no DVDs). (@ Dad's suggestion, I got one that'll read & burn DVDs, so it was a little more expensive.) Should I go for it? Up to how much, then look for another one, or not? Am I still asking questions? Why don't I shut the hell up?
-Yeem
Everybody would have access to search, sort and play at least 25,000 tunes, with plenty of room to add more. It would include a ton of "old guy" music I've downloaded for Dad and my Grandparents over the last decade. I had a similar setup with an old iMac in my kitchen for years until I bought my laptop. We could also put our Keywaybeek and other pictures on it, and use it for the Cottage Notes (either to write or store them, or both).
-Yeem
Ya! Do it! I'll split the cost with you. Erin and I will be up there around the second weekend in August.
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