Three days of researching, planning, trips to the computer store, putting parts together, installing, patching, tweaking, and finally...I have a fully working and stable Mac made from everyday components.
I figured after so many years of doing basic I.T. support for so many organizations, and having tinkered around with computers since I was 13, I could do this. But why let my first time be merely a PC? No, let's build a Mac. Just because this is the challenge I wanted.
A few heart wrenching moments, such as when the system didn't even boot up at first. For a moment, causing me to wonder if I should've followed some manuals after all, instead of wasting $300 worth of components. Having to redo all my patches twice since a few of them went wonky and killed the system... but it works now.
Oh this feeling. It's awesome.
This is quite possibly the dorkiest thing I've ever done in my life.
