I built a pint-sized Macintosh

 (jeffgeerling.com)

27 points | by ingve 2 hours ago

6 comments

  • ido 1 hour ago
    At the end he write the setup cost him $20, but the display alone sells for $50 (from the amazon link he provided). I'm assuming he had a bunch of the components already, but that's not really a fair cost comparison.
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    • voidUpdate 1 hour ago
      I'm guessing that's a mistake in the article, in the video he says the setup costs $100
  • vardump 24 minutes ago
    I wonder why he didn't use a RP2350, it costs practically same as the older RP2040. That way it could have 450 kB or so system RAM, enough to play around with some old productivity software.
  • tokyobreakfast 1 hour ago
    I'd love to see this shoved into a Mac SE or Classic chassis with a replacement 9" LCD to match. Jeff, if you're reading this, make it happen lol.

    The old Macs really were the perfect form factor for a compact desktop computer—you saw them in every bedroom in every 1990s sitcom.

    Are there any good options these days that are smaller than a 24" all-in-one?

  • ZeroGravitas 1 hour ago
    I saw someone did the same but with a cool bit of bent plastic for the casing that evoked the original casing in a minimal way.

    Edit, this isn't the one I read but looks like the idea is older than I thought as someone was doing it in 2015:

    https://www.randomorbit.co.uk/?p=904

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  • yuppiepuppie 1 hour ago
    IMHO, a Macintosh/Apple product is equally about the hardware that delivers the software.

    I dont want to belittle the authors work, but I would call this "building custom hardware for a pico-Mac project."

  • aa-jv 52 minutes ago
    This is nice, but I yearn for the day I can run it on my watch. ;)