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    From J0hnny A1pha@21:4/158.1 to All on Mon Sep 14 21:23:47 2026
    Has anyone bought or built a cyberdeck? Like a Clockwork Pi uConsole? I
    scoffed at first but now I'm thinking it'd be a cool project to print and build:)

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  • From poindexter FORTRAN@21:4/122 to J0hnny A1pha on Thu Sep 17 08:23:19 2026
    J0hnny A1pha wrote to All <=-

    Has anyone bought or built a cyberdeck? Like a Clockwork Pi uConsole? I scoffed at first but now I'm thinking it'd be a cool project to print
    and build:)

    My closest attempt was taking a $30 netbook that came with Windows CE,
    slapping a Hosaka sticker on it and installing Debian on it with a
    matrix-ey looking background. It turned out to be surprisingly useful.
    The network was slow, however.

    NetBSD runs on a surprising amount of architectures, it might be
    interesting to look at cast-off hardware that's supported by it. I had
    a IBM Workpad Z50, a 2/3s scale Thinkpad with a MIPS processor and a
    10" screen. It came with Windows CE but runs NetBSD fine. They're rare
    now, though.

    I may settle for stickerbombing my X60 and get some intimidating-looking
    USB wifi with external antennas. Great keyboard.



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  • From phigan@21:3/193 to J0hnny A1pha on Thu Sep 17 15:08:38 2026
    Has anyone bought or built a
    cyberdeck? Like a Clockwork Pi

    Haven't made anything myself, but I've seen some cool ones at VCF. I took a picture of one at VCFMW last weekend. Dude was using a CRT like the ones that were in Sony's Watchman models.
    https://penisys.online/vcfmw2026


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  • From Mortar M.@21:2/101 to J0hnny A1pha on Thu Sep 17 12:19:20 2026
    Re: Cyberdeck
    By: J0hnny A1pha to All on Mon Sep 14 2026 21:23:47

    Has anyone bought or built a cyberdeck? Like a Clockwork Pi uConsole? I scoffed at first but now I'm thinking it'd be a cool project to print and build:)

    Here's a couple YT vids from the channel, ExplainingComputers.com, I'm subscribed to that cover this very topic:

    https://youtu.be/zcaQMXYRKSg?si=HurQ8X6YMmyqP5zF
    https://youtu.be/PD6hc0kCIvU?si=8SaxKC6mecPC0sK4
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  • From J0hnny A1pha@21:4/158.1 to phigan on Fri Sep 18 13:07:36 2026
    --- phigan Said ---
    Haven't made anything myself, but I've seen some cool ones at VCF. I took a picture of one at VCFMW last weekend. Dude was using a CRT like the ones that were in Sony's Watchman models.
    https://penisys.online/vcfmw2026
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    That steampunk PIP BOY is pretty cool. Nice photos!

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  • From J0hnny A1pha@21:4/158.1 to Mortar M. on Fri Sep 18 13:09:27 2026
    --- Mortar M. Said ---
    Here's a couple YT vids from the channel, ExplainingComputers.com, I'm subscribed to that cover this very topic:
    --- Mortar M. Done ---
    Those are great! Thanks.

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