Building a $14 Macintosh

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Today, we're using the Pico Micro Mac project, along with a project from the endlessly cool ‪@RonsCompVids‬, to build an entire Macintosh 128K inside of a Raspberry Pi Pico microcontroller!
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🍎 Pico Micro Mac: github.com/eva...
🍎 VGA hat kit: jcm-1.com/prod...
🍎 Firmware for flashin' to the Pico: picomac.bluescs...
🍎 USB OTG adapter for keyboard and mouse: amzn.to/3UpzzWz (you'll also need a USB hub if your keyboard doesn't have one!)
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#Macintosh #RaspberryPi #PiPico

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25 окт 2024

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Комментарии : 92

@TaijanDean 16 часов назад

I was amazed by how sharp and clear the image was more than anything else. It's amazing what can be made these days by devout hobbyists and tech wizards!

@MePeterNicholls 4 часа назад

The old monochrome Mac classic display was small but very sharp. I had one 😂

@aachaion 21 час назад

One note -- the sound isn't a limitation of the hat. The umac emulator itself doesn't emulate sound. This looks fun! I'm totally building one for the heck of it. I wonder if you could use a Pico 2 and get 488K of RAM...

@andrewr1355 10 часов назад

Hey action retro! I just wanted to say I finally got my iMac G4 lampshade working with Mac OS X the other day and I was able to visit some wonderful non-SSL websites with it! Thank you so much for all you do to preserve these machines. They hold a special place in my heart as well.

@suitandtieguy 9 часов назад

The Pico is unreal. I'm developing a MIDI-CV interface with one right now and the PWM is working great as my DAC. My last microcontroller product was significantly more complicated and expensive as this.

@CyanTiger 6 часов назад

I wonder how hard it would be to add a hardware midi port. It would be awesome to use some of the old midi software like the Music Mouse and others.

@cardboard8073 10 часов назад

seeing the Sillicon Graphics monitor makes me want to see Sean do SGI IRIX shenanigans, since he did mention before that he got a load of SGI hardware. the whole "build a macintosh using a Rasperry Pi Pico and some other stuff" idea sounds fun tbh.

@dataterminal 9 часов назад

The original Macintosh was clearly an all in one computer. You need to open up a LCD or CRT and embed that tiny microcontroller. There is loads of space for it.

@EricsEdgeVideos 10 часов назад

“The most cursed thing I’ve ever done.” - that sir, is a throw down!

@SnipE_mS 10 часов назад

There’s another project with the pico that essentially runs like a Commodore 64. I think it’s called pico56. It’s pretty cool what this little microcontroller can do!

@DimNussens 11 часов назад

Well, I was about to go to bed. Guess I'm putting that off for another <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="813">13:33</a> minutes.

@BulbasaurForever 10 часов назад

Same

@BlueTiger-c7b 6 часов назад

I remember in 1997 trading for a complete 128K Mac kit with the drives, accessories, and I think the printer as well, probably $50 worth of stuff. I don't know which is more ironic, that back then it was "only" 13 years old, or that 1997 is now 27 years ago. Anyways, I had it only about six months, just couldn't see anything I could do with it; and of course today that setup is over $2,500. Now you can build one out of something so small it looks like a VGA adapter.

@andresbravo2003 11 часов назад

This sounds fantastic.

@tomwagner4516 10 часов назад

Hi Sean- I sent you a TRS80 mobile a few months ago with the case and accessories. You are one of my favorites. Thank you. Love it!

@Spectere 22 часа назад

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="635">10:35</a> Not gonna lie, I really wish AdapterZilla would have somehow made that setup work. :P

@andrewnugent9625 7 часов назад

I had a Mac 512 and still have a working Mac SE/30, awesome project!

@Dreamshadow1977 10 часов назад

Recently discovered Basilisk II and enjoying running it on my Linux desktop. Being able to play Empire and Technomaniac again was amazing. Still trying to get Spaceward Ho! and Pax Imperium running under Mac os 7.5.3.

@kirishima638 9 часов назад

I’ve found Basilisk to be unstable. You will have better luck with SheepShaver.

@CameronReape 9 часов назад

It’s the Mac Pico!

@aytviewer2421 6 часов назад

Man... I thought this was gonna be click bait. I thought wrong. AWESOME and VERY COOL PROJECT!!!!

@aaroncheah2088 9 часов назад

Now I need something similar for an Atari ST especially STE or Falcon030.

@TheRetroMacintosh 9 часов назад

They are a fun project and these have been a round for a while in the UK especially the SD Version, the annoying thing is the screen size limitation and its inability to scale up to the monitor or LCD you use, but still a cool project with heaps of future potential

@andrew.nicholson 10 часов назад

Just ordered one. This will go great with my Drakware ADB2USB.

@tngaskell 5 часов назад

Next I'd like to see this thing running the Advanced Mac Substitute's ROM instead of an actual Macintosh System.

@Francois_L_7933 9 часов назад

This is pretty much on par with the ESP32 Vic-20 project, as in fantastic I want one good 😊

@curiousmind4870 10 часов назад

It's incredible how much technology has advanced. And has brought us fun, much fun to play with. Thanks!

@mikec4694 9 часов назад

I saw this video and went to the page to order this kit and it is out of stock😢

@bobobear1977 10 часов назад

Loving your openSuSE

@JeffHeon 9 часов назад

Lode Runner!!! I played hours on the C64 😊

@rager1969 4 часа назад

Graceful shutdown. LOL! Now, can you get Haiku running on it?

@retropuffer2986 9 часов назад

Very cool project. Shufflepuck was def an awesome game! 😀

@JapanPop 10 часов назад

I hit the like so fast. I can’t wait to do this with my pico!❤

@anumeon 10 часов назад

The day when Action Retro did some Retro Action. :)

@singletona082 7 часов назад

Now for a challenge. Try daily drivering one of these to get work done that can be done on that computer.

@jordananderson8299 6 часов назад

That's cool, now stuff it inside an old Mac that has a faulty motherboard and also make it cursed just like the clear blue Cursed Mac. Also, where the heck do you find a Pico for $4?? Because everywhere online as far as I can see they want $25 or even 50 for a Pi no matter what kind or generation.

@glennorr3568 22 часа назад

Is there one with HDMI out.?

@cmedeir 10 часов назад

This is freaking amazing! I love this.

@JohnPorter4096 7 часов назад

WOW. This is SO COOL. Could we go crazy... and... emulate a 512K version?!?!?!?

@Kaztled 6 часов назад

Now i wonder if it's possible a PCB that has PS/2 ports, printer and ethernet for the pico in order to replicate the ports used in original models to make old systems still reliable Many universities and government offices use still 80's Macintosh and Commodore 64 for simple things and that would be very helpful

@DonVintaggio 8 часов назад

It should be mandatory that each video shows a censored thermal past scene, a graceful shutdown or an adapter chain of 4+ links.

@casperolesen9139 6 часов назад

Just watched this nice video on my 2008 MSI Wind U100 Notebook! 1.6 GHz Intel Atom Processor and 2. GB. Ram Not at all' a bad experience lowered resolution of course, but the screen is only 10 inches so perfectly acceptable! the wonder of Linux 32 bit still supported Many thanks for this exciting video

@zsombor_99 7 часов назад

You should modify this tiny thing to have sound as well! 😉

@TeionM83 10 часов назад

I swear these people are insane. But, in a good way.

@iou4152 8 часов назад

Finally decided to try out microcontroller shenanigans because of this video! Love the vids ❤

@methanoid 5 часов назад

They should make this for the Wave share Pico which has HDMI, SD card etc and for only a few bucks more than stock Pico

@appleleptiker 9 часов назад

Right, didn't expect to see a "$14 Macintosh" today, but here I go, I guess

@JohnSmith-xq1pz 10 часов назад

Apple How DARE you!!

@CyanTiger 6 часов назад

I wonder how hard it would be to add a midi port to this. I really would love to run Laurie Spiegel's Music Mouse and other midi software.

@donkimble 6 часов назад

Would it work with an old ADB Mac keyboard with an adapter? I’ve got a huge Mac keyboard that this might fit inside of. How cool would a Mac in a vintage Mac keyboard be?

@HisVirusness 6 часов назад

Is it cursed, or is it... ascended?

@kirishima638 9 часов назад

So you have to buy the board, the micro controller, find and buy/restore a working and compatible VGA monitor that will actually work with it, just to run a build of minivmac limited to 128k, to play a tiny selection of old games, with no sound? When you can just run minivmac with the same image on your modern PC? And get sound, more memory etc? I don’t get the point of this. BlueSCSI serves a real need; This is just an expensive way to run an emulator on a difficult to find monitor, which isn’t even from the same decade as the original Mac? If this were an FPGA recreation of the actual hardware, I would be impressed. But I know from experiences that emulators cannot run certain old games properly, Continuum for example. Or Final Impact. Or Rescue. You need an actual original 68000 Mac for that.

@JamesTenniswood 8 часов назад

I love it. I don't need it. I do want it.

@maxandroverinc. 9 часов назад

People should make Macintosh clones on single chips like they do for the NES

@HenrikVendelbo 6 часов назад

The pico 2 might get you close to 500kb ram

@naorunaoru 8 часов назад

Surely there has to be a way to reconfigure the output resolution by building a custom image from source?

@user-misho712 9 часов назад

Can you release more videos of the apple lisa?

@Verightess 6 часов назад

Well, Once you hit the $20 mark.Why not just grab a Raspberry Pi Zero?

@chu-icehugehard1820 7 часов назад

It would be more interesting and useful if the emulator can make use of external SPI PSRAM. With this, the emulator can hold up to 8 megs of RAM with acceptable speed, and it's also possible to emulate high version of system software, or even color Macs like the II😮

@bpmadmasta98 9 часов назад

So idk if it would be possible but I think that it would be fun if someone could hack it into the case of an actual 128k or classic form factor Mac.

@EagleRockney 5 часов назад

Aside from the nostalgia aspect, what can you really do with one of these old junk boxes? Don't get me wrong I have a few older computers, but at least then can still internet for now.

@pseudotasuki 5 часов назад

Fun fact: it will run Doom. Just not in Mac OS.

@Jackpkmn 10 часов назад

dang and i thought mini vmac itself was tiny!

@LoesserOf2Evils 7 часов назад

What version of Mac OS Classic does this run?

@hyperturbotechnomike 9 часов назад

Sadly, EU shipping is 47€ according to the website shipping cost calculation. Maybe i can build my own.

@the_sjdo 8 часов назад

now built it in a real Macintosh

@habeeb102 10 часов назад

As soon as the video started I went and bought the parts, there were only a few left for order.

@LordPaijo 10 часов назад

waiting for the lisa

@yetzt 8 часов назад

I can't belive you traded your TAM for this.

@ActionRetro 8 часов назад

TAM = Tiny Apple Macintosh

@3rdalbum 10 часов назад

Can it emulate a Plus, or at least a 128k with 512k of RAM soldered onto it?

@sammoore2242 10 часов назад

No, the pico's microcontroller only has 264k RAM and the emulation eats a lot of it. It should be possible with a pico 2 (which has twice the onboard and supports external psram) but that's brand new and nobody's done much with it yet.

@caffeinatedhuman4035 10 часов назад

Wondering if windows 3.1 would work... It would be much cheaper than the New $200 portable 386 🤔 Granted it is emulation, however it's tiny hardware is adorable

@Hackenberg 7 часов назад

It would have been a lot cooler if you had gutted the case and created a functional modern machine.

@AlexOlsenpang 8 часов назад

What arm cortex cpu there are like 3 types cortex-m, cortex-r and cotex-a

@therealjpster 6 часов назад

The RP2040 chip on the Pico has two Cortex-M0+. The RP2350 on the new Pico 2 has two Cortex-M33. And also 520K of RAM instead of 262K.

@kirishima638 9 часов назад

so this is minivmac again? The community owes so much to the sole developer (who seems to have died)?

$@fractalMD$

@fractalMD 7 часов назад

Band

@naorunaoru 8 часов назад

Also it's pronounced "uu-BUUN-too" as per the wikipedia page, not "you bun too". And "hampter" instead of "hamster", naturally.

@autisticbun 9 часов назад

nice

@dimlylitcorners 8 часов назад

But does it do AppleTalk?

@readyuserone4 10 часов назад

does it run system 7? i so does it well?

@kirishima638 9 часов назад

In 128k? Not a chance. It can’t even run System 5.

@default1647 8 часов назад

Can you put Linux on micro ?

@rrq 11 часов назад

here before 1k views

@kevinwong_2016 11 часов назад

Less than 10 minutes🗿

@ezydyxg23 9 часов назад

POV economy went down soo bad

@nanopone 9 часов назад

this is totally unrelated to the video, but have you been losing weight? you look great!!

@ActionRetro 8 часов назад

thanks!

@mrbobkat272 10 часов назад

Trust me its not pronounced Ubbuntu.

@Zimiorg 9 часов назад

I don't know how to say. But your voice is a little bit to near to my ears?! Sounds like you are sitting only an inch away from the camera but clearly you are several feet away. Feels weird.