Reply to Old Dell i6000 laptop into controller??

Ok, so i have this old dell i6000 laying around that i always seem to trip on or stub my toe on.. So on the way out to the trash ghis morning after turning my big toe purple again, i thought, maybe i can turn this into a midi controller..

So, basically what i need are ideas possiblities of what to make and using minimal other parts build a midi controller from a circa '04 laptop... Seems as the laptop would already have 90% of the hard work done right??


This will be my firtst DIY midi anything, so please forgive my ignorance.

**edit**

Was believeing, i also have a bluetooth keyboard for my Mac that has a goofy acting power button.. I just keep it as a backup but maybe i should start with that first???