A Stealth Macintosh Portable Case Mod

[RolandJuno]

I just posted a new blog entry about creating a stealth Macintosh Portable case mod. I've had a M5120 for a for years and have been unsuccessful in getting it to work. So I removed all of the internals and created a new computer using a Raspberry Pi 5 as the base with MiniVMac (and QEMU). My goal was to create a usable machine that looked like the original (reusing the keyboard and track and a functioning floppy drive) but had some extra upgrades (like a color LCD and wireless networking). The case isn't damaged in any way so it's 100% reversible should the original be repairable in the future.

Hope you enjoy the read!

» Stealth Macintosh Portable Case Mod

 

[greystash]

Amazing job!! That looks so good!
I'll definitely be following in your path if mine ever gives up like yours. Thanks for the great guide in your post

 

[nathall]

That’s really neat. The sort of project I’d plan out in meticulous detail and then abandon 1/3rd of the way through when I ran into a snag.

 

[jajan547]

What LCD did you use? Very neat!

 

[RolandJuno]

What LCD did you use? Very neat!

Thanks! I used a LCD panel from a broken iPad 2 connected to a iPad 1/2 LCD controller that takes in VGA or HDMI. It's supposed to have analog sound out from the HDMI signal but it doesn't seem to work.

 

[Joopmac]

giant project, very cool!!