The “maker” label encompasses many various pursuits, from robotics to quilting, however there’s a huge quantity of overlap between these. If we had been to attract out the Venn diagrams, it could appear to be we gave a toddler a pencil, a compass, and a complete lot of caffeine. So it’s all the time a deal with if you come throughout a venture that includes a number of of your personal pursuits. That’s most likely why I really like Redditor mr_deelee’s Raspberry Pi Retro PC V2 a lot, as a result of it combines retro computing, 3D printing, and a Raspberry Pi into one pleasant gadget.
It is a tiny little laptop modeled after an Intel 286 PC. It doesn’t appear to be an actual scale duplicate of any explicit mannequin, however reasonably the form of quintessential 286 PC from the late ‘80s or early ‘90s that by no means actually existed. All the particulars are there within the beige case: a 3.5” floppy disk drive, a 5.25” inch floppy disk drive, arbitrary styling strains, and even a tiny little 286 “sticker” within the nook.
Whereas it might appear to be the unique model mr_deelee printed, this V2 has a really cool improve: the 5.25” floppy disk drive is definitely a slot for the SD card! That connects to the Raspberry Pi, so the consumer can swap out boot pictures any time they need. This was designed for the Raspberry Pi 4 Mannequin B, nevertheless it may work with different fashions, too. It isn’t a requirement, however mr_deelee left area for an audio board (with amplification and audio system) to offer the little PC some sound. Lastly, there are two locations to mount 25mm followers if the consumer needs to make sure that the Raspberry Pi stays cool.
The monitor seems to be like a cathode-ray tube (CRT), however is definitely a contemporary 3.5” LCD that connects to the Raspberry Pi through HDMI. That “monitor” can swivel, identical to the actual factor.
The case itself is 100% 3D-printable and solely requires a handful of screws and a small dowel pin to carry all the things collectively. Mr_deelee was even sort sufficient to add these 3D recordsdata to Printables so that everybody can get in on the enjoyable.
