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This Tiny Macintosh Replica Actually Works
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Hey they did not use USB in those days!! USB came in 1998 many years after…. I remember using these Mac’s back in the day.
Meet the pico-mac-nano, a super tiny yet functional Macintosh replica created by 1-bit rainbow, a website that sells parts for vintage Apple products.
Inside the miniature 3D-printed Macintosh 128K case is a small Raspberry Pi Pico microcontroller, along with a 2-inch LCD screen. The replica Macintosh is actually usable, as it runs an emulated version of the classic Mac operating system, and it has USB keyboard and mouse support with an included USB splitter cable.
1-bit rainbow is selling the pico-mac-nano for £56, but it has gone out of stock after it received attention on tech blogs. The website says orders will resume "soon," and you can enter your email to be notified. Or, you could create one yourself, as the pico-mac code and 3D-printable case files are freely available on GitHub.
1-bit rainbow's Nick Gillard shared more details about the pico-mac-nano in a blog post.
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I wish it could run Home Assistant. Seeing that I'm looking to get a 16 gig Raspberry Pi 5 Compute Module to upgrade my current system, I'm pretty sure it can't.
It looks light enough to be hung around your neck. I wonder if … mmhh … brings to mind this article:
Meet the pico-mac-nano, a super tiny yet functional Macintosh replica created by 1-bit rainbow, a website that sells parts for vintage Apple products.
Inside the miniature 3D-printed Macintosh 128K case is a small Raspberry Pi Pico microcontroller, along with a 2-inch LCD screen. The replica Macintosh is actually usable, as it runs an emulated version of the classic Mac operating system, and it has USB keyboard and mouse support with an included USB splitter cable.
1-bit rainbow is selling the pico-mac-nano for £56, but it has gone out of stock after it received attention on tech blogs. The website says orders will resume "soon," and you can enter your email to be notified. Or, you could create one yourself, as the pico-mac code and 3D-printable case files are freely available on GitHub.
1-bit rainbow's Nick Gillard shared more details about the pico-mac-nano in a blog post.
Article Link: This Tiny Macintosh Replica Actually Works
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Keyboard and Mouse for Apple Watch Macintosh by De Kek vo ZüriMakerWorld: Download Free 3D Models
Selfe made Keyboard and Mouse for the Apple Watch Macintosh charger. Other accessories of the Apple Watch: Other accessories of the Apple Watch:Charger for 38-42mm Apple Watch = https://makerworld.com/de/models/1141054#profileId-1143437Charger for 44-47mm Apple Watch =...
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Thanks for posting this - I am now 3d printing one of these for my desk - didn't even think about it before!
I never occurred to me that the "pico" is actually more powerful than the M68000 that powered the old Mac. The Pico costs about $4 if you buy just one at retail price
imagine paying $7.7K (fixed for inflation) for this in 1984 and now you see it as a keychain toy
Hasn’t this been around for years to 3D print and build yourself
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Making a Tiny Mac From a Raspberry Pi Zero
Making a Tiny Mac From a Raspberry Pi Zero: Years ago I saw that John Leake built a 1/3 scale Macintosh. He made his before cheap 3d printers were everywhere. His was made from scratch from sheets of PVC, sanded and painted. He needed custom cables as well as solder work on the Pi. I was so e…
Now that's a proper geek toy. Utterly useless, but also utterly awesome.
What's funny, though, is that my first instinct is "Wow! They managed to get a full Mac emulator and a screen in that tiny little case"
And then I realize that the watch on my wrist is a fraction of the size of this and despite the fact that it also includes enough battery life for a day's use and a bunch of bio sensors, it's hundreds of times faster than the original Mac (and has a higher-resolution color screen, albeit a very very small one).
(Using some convoluted benchmarking, I believe that, thermal limitations aside, the CPU in recent Apple watches is in the same ballpark on single-threaded tasks as a Core 2 Duo from 2008 or a late-model G5. Which is kind of mind-boggling.)
What's funny, though, is that my first instinct is "Wow! They managed to get a full Mac emulator and a screen in that tiny little case"
And then I realize that the watch on my wrist is a fraction of the size of this and despite the fact that it also includes enough battery life for a day's use and a bunch of bio sensors, it's hundreds of times faster than the original Mac (and has a higher-resolution color screen, albeit a very very small one).
(Using some convoluted benchmarking, I believe that, thermal limitations aside, the CPU in recent Apple watches is in the same ballpark on single-threaded tasks as a Core 2 Duo from 2008 or a late-model G5. Which is kind of mind-boggling.)
The cables are a little thick and the mouse should be rectangular - but not bad!Keyboard and Mouse for Apple Watch Macintosh by De Kek vo ZüriMakerWorld: Download Free 3D Models
Selfe made Keyboard and Mouse for the Apple Watch Macintosh charger. Other accessories of the Apple Watch: Other accessories of the Apple Watch:Charger for 38-42mm Apple Watch = https://makerworld.com/de/models/1141054#profileId-1143437Charger for 44-47mm Apple Watch =...
That was actually really funny and cute.
I don't think I ever laughed so I cried watching a Mac presentation.
Apple should hire this guy 😂
It would help if it came with one of those desk-sized magnifying glasses.