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12 Jan, 5 tweets, 3 min read

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Some people work while they're stressed and locked indoors. I wrote most of a book during the covid crisis:

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I was feeling pretty pleased with myself on that score, but then I found out what @armadillu did with his time.

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His "Modern Retro Computer Terminals" project are a series of tiny computers built around low-cost processors like the #RaspberryPi and Nvidia Jetson Nano, run off a 3D printer and assembled.

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The project includes an "UltraWide 8.8″ LCD Terminal" built around a skinny 4:1 LCD and powered by an OpenGL-capable Nvidia Jetson Nano. It is so wide it didn't fit in Mesià's 3D printer bed, so it had to be assembled from multiple pieces.

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I'm also very fond of the "16:9 5″ LCD Terminal v2" - mostly because safety orange is my favorite color. I get serious Chumby vibes off this one.

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They're extraordinary pieces, and Mesià shows off some smart parametric designs. I hope he considers releasing some of those design files.

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