Hi all,
Is there any interest in conversion kits for those Maclock's?
I have spend a lot of time on mine and now that I have the 3d printed mounting hardware, a custom designed PCB and a completely modified disk image for the Pi, it wouldn't take much to put some kits together for anyone else who would like to DIY their own.
If you haven't seen my version yet, it has a lot of enhancements done to make it have a true authentic mac vibe.
• the mini disks are functional, you insert a disk and it powers the system up and boots with simulated disk insertion and read / write sounds.
• It boots directly into Mac System 6.0.8 with no pi splash screens, desktops, or anything..
• it has sounds using a bluetooth module and all of the modules "powered on", "connected", "disconnected" sounds are muted so you only hear the mac sounds.
• the dial on the bottom is functional and brightens / darkens the screen like a real Mac.
• the two buttons on the bottom right are functional. the leftmost button reboots the mac emulator, the right button shuts the pi down AND powers the system off. Eject and re-insert the floppy to boot back up.
• it has a charger and can run off the battery
• No mods to the Maclock case itself are required. The LCD drops in with the included mounting frame and software scales and positions the screen properly. The two screws on the back are used to mount the speaker and charger (charge level LEDS visible on the side).
demo video:
the kit would consist of:
• my power & sound controller PCB with pre programmed ATtiny 85 and all of the components to solder onto the board (1 SMD P-channel mosfet and a a handful of through hole components).
• all of the 3d printed mounting hardware
• just cables for wiring everything up
• instructions and photos on where to solder
• preloaded SD card with my customized system (or a download link to it)
• full set of Mac branded stockers for matchlock and floppy disk
Currently you do need to mod the Maclock PCB and cut it with a dremel and solder some cables to the buttons, piezo speaker and rotary controller but if there's enough interest I am planning on making a custom PCB that can drop in instead.
My customized system "disk" contains all of the scripts and services to control the boards and GPIO and has 2 mac drives that mount on the desktop with tons of space and several preloaded games and apps (After Dark, Talking Moose, MacPaint, Photoshop 1,0, SImCity, Load runner, Flappy Mac, etc). It is also setup already for FTP, SSH and VNC so you will just have to connect to your wifi network. Adding new software is a breeze through FTP.
aside from my kit you would need the following:
Maclock
Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W
Waveshare LCD
Speaker (I have links to specific speaker my mounting brackets bold onto)
Bluetooth Audio module (I have links to specific module that you solder a muting wire to)
Charger that charges the 18650 and outputs 5V (I have links to the one i use... cheap)
1850 battery (only need this if you don't want to use the included one in order to get more runtime hours out of it)
Wireless keyboard (either RF dongle or bluetooth but not required since you can use SSH and VNC).
Here's some photos:
Mac branded stickers:
Power & Sound Manager PCB you need to populate with included components:
Wires you need to solder to the Pi:
Mods you need to make to the USB board on the Maclock:
The charger and where to solder the maclock USB cable to:
Mods you need to make to the Maclock PCB (cut it with a dremel and solder on the wires -- designing a replacement PCB in the works so this won't be required at some point):
completed kit (including the speaker and battery)
Final assembly:
Let me know who might be interested... I will sell them for my cost + a few bucks the time it takes me to put them together, pack and ship...
I can provide a BOM with links to everything you would need to build the entire thing. They are not cheap most of the cost is the pi, the lcd, and the maclock.
Is there any interest in conversion kits for those Maclock's?
I have spend a lot of time on mine and now that I have the 3d printed mounting hardware, a custom designed PCB and a completely modified disk image for the Pi, it wouldn't take much to put some kits together for anyone else who would like to DIY their own.
If you haven't seen my version yet, it has a lot of enhancements done to make it have a true authentic mac vibe.
• the mini disks are functional, you insert a disk and it powers the system up and boots with simulated disk insertion and read / write sounds.
• It boots directly into Mac System 6.0.8 with no pi splash screens, desktops, or anything..
• it has sounds using a bluetooth module and all of the modules "powered on", "connected", "disconnected" sounds are muted so you only hear the mac sounds.
• the dial on the bottom is functional and brightens / darkens the screen like a real Mac.
• the two buttons on the bottom right are functional. the leftmost button reboots the mac emulator, the right button shuts the pi down AND powers the system off. Eject and re-insert the floppy to boot back up.
• it has a charger and can run off the battery
• No mods to the Maclock case itself are required. The LCD drops in with the included mounting frame and software scales and positions the screen properly. The two screws on the back are used to mount the speaker and charger (charge level LEDS visible on the side).
demo video:
the kit would consist of:
• my power & sound controller PCB with pre programmed ATtiny 85 and all of the components to solder onto the board (1 SMD P-channel mosfet and a a handful of through hole components).
• all of the 3d printed mounting hardware
• just cables for wiring everything up
• instructions and photos on where to solder
• preloaded SD card with my customized system (or a download link to it)
• full set of Mac branded stockers for matchlock and floppy disk
Currently you do need to mod the Maclock PCB and cut it with a dremel and solder some cables to the buttons, piezo speaker and rotary controller but if there's enough interest I am planning on making a custom PCB that can drop in instead.
My customized system "disk" contains all of the scripts and services to control the boards and GPIO and has 2 mac drives that mount on the desktop with tons of space and several preloaded games and apps (After Dark, Talking Moose, MacPaint, Photoshop 1,0, SImCity, Load runner, Flappy Mac, etc). It is also setup already for FTP, SSH and VNC so you will just have to connect to your wifi network. Adding new software is a breeze through FTP.
aside from my kit you would need the following:
Maclock
Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W
Waveshare LCD
Speaker (I have links to specific speaker my mounting brackets bold onto)
Bluetooth Audio module (I have links to specific module that you solder a muting wire to)
Charger that charges the 18650 and outputs 5V (I have links to the one i use... cheap)
1850 battery (only need this if you don't want to use the included one in order to get more runtime hours out of it)
Wireless keyboard (either RF dongle or bluetooth but not required since you can use SSH and VNC).
Here's some photos:
Mac branded stickers:
Power & Sound Manager PCB you need to populate with included components:
Wires you need to solder to the Pi:
Mods you need to make to the USB board on the Maclock:
The charger and where to solder the maclock USB cable to:
Mods you need to make to the Maclock PCB (cut it with a dremel and solder on the wires -- designing a replacement PCB in the works so this won't be required at some point):
completed kit (including the speaker and battery)
Final assembly:
Let me know who might be interested... I will sell them for my cost + a few bucks the time it takes me to put them together, pack and ship...
I can provide a BOM with links to everything you would need to build the entire thing. They are not cheap most of the cost is the pi, the lcd, and the maclock.
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I was thinking about both of those. Could ditch the usb board on back altogether and make a new one.
