Check out this awesome 1/5 scale model of MZ-80K which is powered by a Raspberry Pi Zero and a tiny 1.5″ TFT screen giving this retro miniature a truly modern upgrade.
The tiny machine is powered by a 2000 mA LiPo battery and is equipped with a few extra components such as an Adafruit Powerboost 500 and LiPo charger.
This miniature itself was made in 1981, just a few years after the MZ-80K – a tape-based machine with a 2 MHz CPU, 20 KB of RAM, and a built-in monochrome monitor – hit the market. The miniature has since been upgraded with some modern components including a Raspberry Pi Zero W and 1.5″ TFT screen giving this retro miniature a modern upgrade – I especially dig the hand-painted keyboard keys and the glowing green operation LED on the front panel!
If you enjoy building Pi projects you might be interested in our comprehensive list of Raspberry Pi displays, HATS and small screens.
Source: Adafruit : Panda Precision
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