Path: news.eternal-september.org!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: "Sebastian P." Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.vintage Subject: Re: [NEWS] Tiny Classic Macintosh 128K replica that actually works Date: Thu, 29 May 2025 14:52:54 +0200 Organization: cornica.org - Quicktime archive Lines: 48 Message-ID: References: <101844c$3fq8l$1@dont-email.me> X-Trace: individual.net sz2Q5ihCYc9OHSPQvsCrmQvgXzlOzQmtXlfRCl05um88HSvtVa X-Orig-Path: info Cancel-Lock: sha1:z9r+CJYEOPGLpWgdlvBrUk9CCl0= sha256:02yCX+iA2EOkRd8J3ahjOr/81DFMKTILsBpiPjx4lrQ= User-Agent: MT-NewsWatcher/3.4 (PPC Classic) In article <101844c$3fq8l$1@dont-email.me>, Your Name wrote: > A replica Classic Macintosh 128K that works, but it half as big as a > can of Coca-Cola! It uses a Raspberry Pi computer, so really emulating > a Classic Mac. Unfortunately it is currently out of stock, but more are > planned. > > > This Tiny Macintosh Replica Actually Works > ------------------------------------------ > Meet the pico-mac-nano, a super tiny yet functional Macintosh > replica created by 1-bit rainbow, a website that sells parts > or vintage Apple products. > > pico-mac-nano website: > > > Image: > w/2025/05/Pico-Mac-Nano.jpg> > > > 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. > > > > Wow! A 2" LCD screen. Now THAT is a tiny screen :-D Fun gimmick for the shelf though!