Those who aren’t all that familiar with the Raspberry Pi may not have a full grasp on exactly what it is and just how powerful it is. As if to illustrate both of these points, Adafruit’s Mini Mac Pi tutorial, from Noe Ruiz, goes through the process of how to create your own Mac Classic with a Raspberry Pi and 3D printing.
Inspired by John Badger’s, from RetroMacCast, own mini Mac project, Noe Ruiz takes you through the steps of building a Mac Classic replica that runs on a Raspberry Pi Model B and enclosed in a 3D printed case. Like all Raspberry Pi projects, this project runs on an SD card carrying the operating system, but the OS for the Mac Pi uses MinivMac, a software emulator that mimics Mac OS 7. As daunting as it may seem to recreate the computer, Ruiz suggests that the project isn’t too difficult, requiring only a small amount of soldering, with most parts simply connecting together. And, once it’s complete, you’ll be satisfied knowing that the little Mac is a pretty satisfactory duplicate, though it only has minor application support, no audio support, can only run Mac 7, lacks networking, and has a reduced screen size.…
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