The “maker” label encompasses many various pursuits, from robotics to quilting, however there’s a large quantity of overlap between these. If we have been to attract out the Venn diagrams, it could appear like we gave a toddler a pencil, a compass, and an entire lot of caffeine. So it’s at all times a deal with whenever you come throughout a undertaking that comes with a number of of your personal pursuits. That’s in all probability 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 system.
This can be a tiny little pc modeled after an Intel 286 PC. It doesn’t appear to be a precise scale reproduction of any explicit mannequin, however fairly the sort of quintessential 286 PC from the late ‘80s or early ‘90s that by no means actually existed. The entire particulars are there within the beige case: a 3.5” floppy disk drive, a 5.25” inch floppy disk drive, arbitrary styling traces, and even a tiny little 286 “sticker” within the nook.
Whereas it might appear like the unique model mr_deelee revealed, 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 person 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 house for an audio board (with amplification and audio system) to provide the little PC some sound. Lastly, there are two locations to mount 25mm followers if the person desires to make sure that the Raspberry Pi stays cool.
The monitor appears to be like 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 true factor.
The case itself is 100% 3D-printable and solely requires a handful of screws and a small dowel pin to carry every part collectively. Mr_deelee was even variety sufficient to add these 3D information to Printables so that everybody can get in on the enjoyable.