Looks really good. I have started a little project based on the Pi Pico with the goal of maybe one day becoming a laptop "inspired" by the model 100 series. The goal is low power, portable and open source.
I've build a very basic prototype (keyboard, Pico, LCD) and have done the work to get the keyboard and display working, next I need to make or port an interpreter and create a UI. Easy enough to upgrade the keyboard to a mechanical one without a controller or something simple like an atmel; and I have been looking at LCDs like the ones from Matrix Orbital that go up to 240x128 and should be somewhat sunlight readable. I love doing stuff on my m100, i just worry about the durability (and weight) of my m100 when out and about and traveling. And these computers hard to acquire down here in aus. Regards, Marcus B On Thu, 8 Aug 2024, at 14:04, John R. Hogerhuis wrote: > Seems like everything is there for a DIY laptop now. > > Could see emulating a m100 on this. > > https://www.tomshardware.com/raspberry-pi/this-1980s-inspired-3d-printed-raspberry-pi-laptop-is-built-around-a-pico-powered-mechanical-keyboard > > I didn't see what kind of battery life it has. > > -- John.
