I will post some better images when I can get the digi working again. My inspiration and style is industrial and WW2 vintage. The right is a full tower containing a slot loading cd/dvd drive, mobo and harddrives. On the right is the power supply mounted externally. The three circles are military style toggle switches that will control the power, lights, and fans. The squares are gauges which will most likely measure fan speed and voltage. Also there will be a keypad based on a WW2 military phone that will be used to dial a phone that will be mounted directly to the top of the tower along with a flush mounted LCD screen for Caller ID. The phone and answering machine will be wired so that is is always hot wether the computer is on or off. The main focus is vintage WW2 and clean, any gauges or switches have to be functional and necessary. The phone is there because I want a phone at my desk and this looks like a good way to incorporte it.
I still have a lot of design elements to figure out. I am not sure where I will mount the power supply yet or the placement of the phone. The wiring is simple in that it is for the most part straight foward but from what I have been hearing in order for me to have the answering machine operate independently of the computer I am going to have to crack open the PSU. Having never done this before it will most likely be an execise is being careful. Any suggestions or thoughts on this idea are more than welcomed