A while back I bought two of those Maclocks with the intention of modding one into a tiny Mac.
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@paulrickards wow that’s really cool! Is it possible to buy a tinymac complete?
@thomas_klopf Not that I know of. Just the parts to DIY.
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@thomas_klopf Not that I know of. Just the parts to DIY.
@paulrickards thanks! Yeah no time these days for that, but very cool 😎
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Mac and TinyMac.
@paulrickards@mastodon.social Where'd you get that TinyMac? Never seen that before.
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@paulrickards@mastodon.social Where'd you get that TinyMac? Never seen that before.
@starlight Made it! See the top of this thread.
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The top of the Maclock includes a touch sensitive area that would turn the backlight on and off, this area marked in red. It doesn’t move, it’s just plastic.
Underneath is a board that is likely difficult to remove, embedded with glue. It has two leads coming off of it.
Without seeing the board, can you theorize how it works and how it could be utilized with a Raspberry Pi GPIO?
@paulrickards@mastodon.social perhaps grabbing a multimeter, applying some power to the board, and seeing what happens when you activate it? that way you know what sort of signal it sends and when, and can prep for gpio pin interactions that way?
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@starlight Made it! See the top of this thread.
@paulrickards@mastodon.social That's super cool!
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Mac and TinyMac.
@paulrickards Hey, I’m about to start restoring the Mac Plus. I hate CRTs so I’m thinking about replacing it and the analog board by a new PSU and an LCD screen. How did you install an LCD on yours, specifically, how did you make the round glass mimicking the CRT?
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@paulrickards Hey, I’m about to start restoring the Mac Plus. I hate CRTs so I’m thinking about replacing it and the analog board by a new PSU and an LCD screen. How did you install an LCD on yours, specifically, how did you make the round glass mimicking the CRT?
@arroz I bought a ready built LCD with curved acrylic front from here
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@arroz I bought a ready built LCD with curved acrylic front from here
@paulrickards Nice! Is it easy to replace the LCD? I was thinking about 1024x768 to make it (double) pixel perfect.
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@paulrickards Nice! Is it easy to replace the LCD? I was thinking about 1024x768 to make it (double) pixel perfect.
@arroz It came as one unit and I’ve not explored separating the LCD from the acrylic front. Mine is an older one that has a weird resolution and fixed rotation. Looks like current models for sale are 1024x768 so you should be set there.
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@arroz It came as one unit and I’ve not explored separating the LCD from the acrylic front. Mine is an older one that has a weird resolution and fixed rotation. Looks like current models for sale are 1024x768 so you should be set there.
@paulrickards Perfect, thank you! All this assuming the board is still usable. Hope so!
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@paulrickards Perfect, thank you! All this assuming the board is still usable. Hope so!
@arroz If you’re using it with a real Mac, you need some way to get to HDMI for that LCD. I’m using a Pi in my case.
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@arroz If you’re using it with a real Mac, you need some way to get to HDMI for that LCD. I’m using a Pi in my case.
@paulrickards Yeah, there’s the RGB to HDMI hat that uses an RPI with a bare metal software that works on these Macs. I’ll get one of those as well.
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Mac and TinyMac.
@paulrickards COOL CRAB!!!!
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@paulrickards Hey, I’m about to start restoring the Mac Plus. I hate CRTs so I’m thinking about replacing it and the analog board by a new PSU and an LCD screen. How did you install an LCD on yours, specifically, how did you make the round glass mimicking the CRT?
@arroz @paulrickards I’ve got a pi & lcd mounted in the corpse of an SE/30. Ended up making a laser cutting template for a piece of black acrylic that lines up with the holes the CRT screws into. Nothing fancy or curved, so the illusion can be spoiled if you’re too close, but it’s generally not so bad. I can send over pics/model numbers/templores a bit later if you like.
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@arroz @paulrickards I’ve got a pi & lcd mounted in the corpse of an SE/30. Ended up making a laser cutting template for a piece of black acrylic that lines up with the holes the CRT screws into. Nothing fancy or curved, so the illusion can be spoiled if you’re too close, but it’s generally not so bad. I can send over pics/model numbers/templores a bit later if you like.
@billgoats @paulrickards Thanks! Let me open it first and see if the board has not been destroyed by leaky things, and then I’ll start deciding on what to do.
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@billgoats @paulrickards Thanks! Let me open it first and see if the board has not been destroyed by leaky things, and then I’ll start deciding on what to do.
@arroz Here you go, it’s the EJ080NA 8” 800x600 screen with an HDMI controller board, but you can get a VGA one too. I’ve been super happy with it. The black acrylic makes a pretty decent surround and screws into where the same holes as the CRT.
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@arroz Here you go, it’s the EJ080NA 8” 800x600 screen with an HDMI controller board, but you can get a VGA one too. I’ve been super happy with it. The black acrylic makes a pretty decent surround and screws into where the same holes as the CRT.
@arroz There’s no CRT-style bulge outwards, and if you stick your face right up to the case you can see down inside of it. So the illusion does a pretty good job even if it isn’t complete. And who knows, there may well be a creative solution you could come up with!
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@arroz There’s no CRT-style bulge outwards, and if you stick your face right up to the case you can see down inside of it. So the illusion does a pretty good job even if it isn’t complete. And who knows, there may well be a creative solution you could come up with!
@billgoats Thank you! Hope I can restore this Mac! 😁
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@billgoats Thank you! Hope I can restore this Mac! 😁
@arroz Oh, you'll definitely get there! @DosFox built a Plus clone from scratch, after all ;) https://tech.lgbt/@DosFox/112837949290317767
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