For once I didn’t want to create something on a computer but with one. At least that way I wouldn’t have to throw away my old one. First I took everything out of the computer which I didn’t need. The adaptor and CD-ROM drive were all that was left. I used the front buttons for bells and sounds, and installed lots of light-emitting diodes.

A dress made of CDs, hair of wire, wings and mouse feet—they all had to be added. The head was made out of casing from an adaptor, its face was a CD. It has ears made out of cooling fans which can be turned on, and a mood barometer: if you throw the switch, a noticeable number of red lights go on to the right. And if you open the CD-ROM drive, you’ll learn something about its mood.

I soldered the different wires together myself—because my parents are radio hams I had often soldered at workshops for kids. My design for Pegasus required hours of screwing, and I had little time for my homework. I wanted to prove you can also make something neat out of computer junk. And now my room is cleaned up, but there’s total chaos in our workshop instead.