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Hope this is okay to post here. Seems applicable to me!

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Did you replace the screen or just gut it and get the old screen to work with the pi?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I replaced the screen with a bigger one. The original would not have been compatible.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Wow thats super cool! Did you shove a Keychron K6 into it as the keyboard?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

That's what I am wondering as well. No orange RGB key, but that's an easy swap.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Love that screen

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This reminds me of the "luggable" Commodore 64 a friend had when I was in high school. I remember seeing him play red baron on it.

Thanks for sharing this. Very interesting.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

i always like the idea of a contemporary "portable desktop" that's not just a giant laptop and OPs device goes into that direction, formfactorwise.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

How would you describe this portable desktop? It seems interesting.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

basically like one of those 80s "laptops" that came as a box with a flip-out display and a keyboard attached. of course more modern: bigger, better screens for working on a graphical interface, wireless peripherals, maybe flatter, like a pizzabox. the ups to a traditional laptop would be better cooling and room fur upgrades. many people have laptops and they sit on a desk forever, maybe moved once a month.

[–] nehal3m 1 points 1 year ago

Fantastic build, looks awesome.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Fuckin dope, what a beautiful object! Thanks so much for sharing! Is the the orange pi a RiskV board?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Awesome! What are you gonna do with it? I'm thinking it'd be cool if you were able to wire sens9rs etc into ports on the back.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Phrasing. Cool though.