Based on a Jay Doscher Quick Kit and built over a rpi4 and 7" touch screen. The Harbor Freight case I'm using is slightly different than the Pelican the kit was designed for, so I had to tweak some dimensions to make the faceplate fit. Next I will be designing a bottom tray for the keyboard and possibly finding space for an audio jack (maybe the hole by the power input???)

I named her Sophon (智子) after the microscopic supercomputers from The Three Body Problem series, even though this Sophon isn't going to be sabotaging any particle accelerators any time soon. No particular project purpose yet, I just had a spare Raspberry Pi and thought making a laptop would be neat.

  • spring_rabbit [she/her]
    hexagon
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    2 years ago

    I have seriously considered lining the inside with metal, extending an antenna out the front of the faceplate, and filling it with survival docs, gps maps, etc. It definitely has a Fallout vibe,