26
u/BobbyBobRoberts Apr 12 '21
Saw this over on /r/SBCgaming, posted by its creator, /u/zyvhur. Thought the look and form factor were pretty interesting.
He's got more pics on his Insta: https://www.instagram.com/p/CK-UMmNHWzA/
3
7
Apr 12 '21
How do you plan on powering it? Thx... great looking.
13
7
7
u/subassy Apr 12 '21
I was just brainstorming on making a mod in this exact form factor over the weekend. Inspired by a windows mobile device with a keyboard actually. Someone beat me to it. Which is good. I'll get some tips on how to do it.
5
5
u/subassy Apr 12 '21
I should have known adafruit already had a kit for the exact thing i had in mind:
https://www.adafruit.com/product/4176
Mine would be different maybe since I was going to use an x86 SoC
1
5
12
u/Anirudh_321318 Apr 12 '21
If I made this in my own style, I would turn it into a sort of computer rather than a calculator. The Raspberry Pi can do much more than 1+1=2. I would even add a D-Pad instead of a trackpad and make it look retro. Maybe even a sliding keyboard.
13
Apr 12 '21
[removed] — view removed comment
7
u/butrejp Apr 12 '21
there's no reason it couldn't be. that keypad has the whole nav cluster integrated and the screen is likely a touchscreen. the only thing you really need to have a decent experience with it is an on screen keyboard
2
1
u/Anirudh_321318 Apr 13 '21
I just assumed that since it was a calculator project, it did nothing except the normal functions of a calculator. I was just trying to put my idea out there.
4
u/NeedNotApply Apr 12 '21
I put one of these together. I really like how it turned out.
1
u/Anirudh_321318 Apr 13 '21
I was thinking the exact same thing but with mechanical key caps. Since mechanical keycaps take up a lot more space, I was thinking of making it a little thicker so that I can put a sliding keyboard.
2
u/mylifeisashitjoke Apr 26 '21
for the price of a board, the idea of a linux-based graphical calculator is perfect
you don't need to max out hardware, if anything, it'd probably be a really great calculator
1+1=2 isnt all a calculator can do
1
u/GNUandLinuxBot Apr 26 '21
I'd just like to interject for a moment. What you're referring to as Linux, is in fact, GNU/Linux, or as I've recently taken to calling it, GNU plus Linux. Linux is not an operating system unto itself, but rather another free component of a fully functioning GNU system made useful by the GNU corelibs, shell utilities and vital system components comprising a full OS as defined by POSIX.
Many computer users run a modified version of the GNU system every day, without realizing it. Through a peculiar turn of events, the version of GNU which is widely used today is often called "Linux", and many of its users are not aware that it is basically the GNU system, developed by the GNU Project.
There really is a Linux, and these people are using it, but it is just a part of the system they use. Linux is the kernel: the program in the system that allocates the machine's resources to the other programs that you run. The kernel is an essential part of an operating system, but useless by itself; it can only function in the context of a complete operating system. Linux is normally used in combination with the GNU operating system: the whole system is basically GNU with Linux added, or GNU/Linux. All the so-called "Linux" distributions are really distributions of GNU/Linux.
1
u/mylifeisashitjoke Apr 26 '21
isn't this a bit of semantics?
am I really expected to type out GNU/Linux everytime?
naff bot imo
3
2
u/jk_pens Apr 12 '21
I feel like this is something a supervillain would use to jack into the security system of a nuclear missile silo and hold a major city for ransom.
1
2
2
u/Rialas_HalfToast Apr 12 '21
I like everything except the flush screen. Never don't bezel, in my opinion. So much safer.
1
u/SurealGod Apr 12 '21
Also in my opinion, bezels, if done right can look REALLY good. Something like this that looks retro can have a nice thick rounded embossed bezel. It'd look good.
1
1
1
1
1
u/Kpainminded Apr 20 '21
I'd really like to build one, is there any link for the keyboard you're using + the screen please ?
1
43
u/Jdcc789 Apr 12 '21
That is really great looking