A Retro-Modern Linux Terminal with a Round Screen

Date:
Wed, 11 May 2022 04:40:22 GMT

Description:
It's like a 1960s design of a "Computer of the Future"... running modern Linux. And I love it.

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A little over a month ago, we talked about the Penkesu a DIY, Linux-powered palmtop computer that is absolutely adorable.

Now, that same brilliant engineer is back with a new DIY computer design
that, miraculously, I want even more than the Penkesu. The Mainboard Terminal

RIGHT?!

Tell me you dont want one of these in every room of your house!

From the GitHub page:

Mainboard Terminal is not just any cyberdeck, it's a full-feature PC powered by Framework's Mainboard. It has a 5" (1080x1080) round LCD, a fully 3D printable case, and is compatible with OLKB Preonic mechanical keyboard.

The key components (other than the 3D printed case which you can get the models for on GitHub ):

Framework Mainboard https://frame.work/products/mainboard

OLKB Preonic https://drop.com/buy/preonic-mechanical-keyboard

5" round LCD https://m.tb.cn/h.fr5pE3w

Because this uses the Framework Mainboard, it wont be the cheapest build in the world (that part runs around $400) but it will make for both a unique terminal and a fairly powerful one as well as you can get i5 or i7 CPU versions of the Mainboard.

But the real star of this build, for me, is that round LCD screen with a
1080 x 1080 resolution. The GitHub readme includes instructions for tweaking display settings to really take advantage of the screen including using cool-retro-term , with custom settings, to really accentuate the curvature around the edges of the shell.

Aside from needing to 3D print the case parts this is a pretty straight forward build! One that is highly, highly tempting.

Once again, stellar example of technical and design wizardry from Penk Chen , the genius behind this build. What if you could run your own Linux distro and launch nuclear weapons at your competitors? - Everyone, everywhere Get 76%
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