Beocord 8000 --> Beomac 8000

Hello, 

I'm really happy I found this great place on the net.  I'm a long time admirer of B&O products and they are finally within my financial reach.  I've been the lucky new owner of a fully functional and complete Beomaster 8000 with MS150.2 speakers and a functional and complete Beocenter 9000 with S80.2 speakers.  Both systems are special in their own way, but I will probably be looking for a new owner for the 9000 system soon.

So back on topic...I was able to purchase a Beocord 8000 on ebay recently that was not working.  Since the cassette mechanism was already missing and I don't own a single cassette, I was trying to figure out what to do with this device.  So I'm making what is likely the first Beomac 8000.  I've carefully removed the unnecessary components and modified the internal area to properly house an Apple Mac Mini in its place.  This way I have a stylish and functional counterpart to the Beomaster 8000.

I will be more than happy to share my progress as I figure out how to upload pictures.  If anyone needs parts for their Beocord 8000 that I've removed, I will gladly give them away as long as you pay shipping.

So my question:  How do you remove the Dolby PCB?   I can't figure out how to remove the sliders and I don't want to damage anything.  The Service Manual is not really clear on this part of the process.  Any help would be greatly appreciated.  I look forward to participating on this forum and thank you for reading this.

-Joe

Take into concideration that jamming a Mac into a Metal case will severely fxxx up the WiFi and Bluetooth reception for the antenna.

I recommend that you pull the antenna cables out from the Mac to the outside of the closure.

Hi,

Lot of threads including a recent one on how to post pictures!

I'm curious to see how it will looks. What would be funny would be to use the physical keys on the Beocord to control iTunes playback and volume.
Maybe using an old keyboard that has hard keys for this or an apple remote?