Hi Gary, thanks for your interest. Both models are exactly the same with the exception of the extra box and inserts for the Special Edition. Both can use the optional battery power module but neither come with it as standard. You can order it at the same time from the web store.
I have seven original Macs that I really have enough disks to run. I had one running about 15 years ago using FTP to display weather off a server some fellow ran for a while as a novelty and at least that one Mac – an SE still booted.
A cool product would be a color LED screen and modern processor motherboard to say run Ubuntu or some such on to retrofit the ones I have that no longer boot.
Or at the very least some sort of adapter to use maybe a USB boot drive to run the original software for ones that will still boot up.
I had rescued them from going into a landfill about 25 years ago when a small newspaper was throwing them out and the editor asked me to take them there in my pickup truck. I have a box of all the floppies that went with them and have hung onto them ever since out of nostalgia.
There’s no telling how many people may still have ones they can’t bear to toss out due to similar sentimentality for the old machines.
Gary — My “Collectors Edition” arrived today and everything about it is impressive, from the care in packing the unit within the overshipper box to the actual graphics on the box. This is one of the best “Apple-banned” collectables in my possession!
I just received mine in the post yesterday, and what a fun little device. You should consider making a 3D printed keyboard and mouse to go with it. Of course they’d be non-functional, but it would be cool to make a little desktop display.
Wow! I just received mine a few minutes ago in the mail, assembled it, and it works brilliantly! I even used a wireless USB dongle so I can control it with my wireless Logitech MX master. Everything went together perfectly. Thank you so very much!
I have one question: Are there any concerns leaving it plugged in (screen on) as a forever display piece? Or is it better just to turn it on when I want to show it off?
Thank you again. I just love that you did this project and made it available.
Glad you like it. I do have concerns about leaving it on for long periods, especially unattended. I don’t know if heat build up might be a problem. The Pico is also being massively overclocked so it might not do it any good.
I personally think that people are far more blown away when they see it boot up otherwise they just think it’s a static, illuminated image.
which model runs on internal battery?
Can it run Hypercard?
Hi Gary, thanks for your interest. Both models are exactly the same with the exception of the extra box and inserts for the Special Edition. Both can use the optional battery power module but neither come with it as standard. You can order it at the same time from the web store.
A very cool product!
I have seven original Macs that I really have enough disks to run. I had one running about 15 years ago using FTP to display weather off a server some fellow ran for a while as a novelty and at least that one Mac – an SE still booted.
A cool product would be a color LED screen and modern processor motherboard to say run Ubuntu or some such on to retrofit the ones I have that no longer boot.
Or at the very least some sort of adapter to use maybe a USB boot drive to run the original software for ones that will still boot up.
I had rescued them from going into a landfill about 25 years ago when a small newspaper was throwing them out and the editor asked me to take them there in my pickup truck. I have a box of all the floppies that went with them and have hung onto them ever since out of nostalgia.
There’s no telling how many people may still have ones they can’t bear to toss out due to similar sentimentality for the old machines.
Thanks Mike. Glad you like it. It’s been great fun producing it.
Are they available for purchase or (I’m from the Computer History Museum) donation?
Best,
Dag Spicer
Senior Curator
Computer History Museum
Hi, thanks for your interest. Send me a message via the 1bitrainbow.com contact page and I’ll get back to you.
Gary — My “Collectors Edition” arrived today and everything about it is impressive, from the care in packing the unit within the overshipper box to the actual graphics on the box. This is one of the best “Apple-banned” collectables in my possession!
Thank YOU and I wish you much success!
Hi Gary, So glad you like it and thank for your kind words.
I just received mine in the post yesterday, and what a fun little device. You should consider making a 3D printed keyboard and mouse to go with it. Of course they’d be non-functional, but it would be cool to make a little desktop display.
Yes, I’m considering a number of extras once we have cleared the backlog of orders.
Nick!
Wow! I just received mine a few minutes ago in the mail, assembled it, and it works brilliantly! I even used a wireless USB dongle so I can control it with my wireless Logitech MX master. Everything went together perfectly. Thank you so very much!
I have one question: Are there any concerns leaving it plugged in (screen on) as a forever display piece? Or is it better just to turn it on when I want to show it off?
Thank you again. I just love that you did this project and made it available.
Glad you like it. I do have concerns about leaving it on for long periods, especially unattended. I don’t know if heat build up might be a problem. The Pico is also being massively overclocked so it might not do it any good.
I personally think that people are far more blown away when they see it boot up otherwise they just think it’s a static, illuminated image.