The team knows you want one, but in the meantime why not make one yourself?
Raspberry Pi enthusiasts unable to wait for the shelves to fill up with Pi-500 stock are starting to get creative., the computer-in-a-keyboard was a throwback to those halcyon days of plugging a BBC Micro or Commodore 64 into the family TV and getting down to typing without worrying about plugging in a keyboard.The Raspberry Pi is nothing if not a device for tinkerers and hobbyists to do their worst – or best – with.
There's a certain retro-chic to Barnatt's design. While the color was apparently chosen to mimic that of the original Amiga 500, the whole thing puts us much more in mind of an Acorn Electron, just chiclet keys instead of Acorn's beefier device. If it weren't for fear of destroying a classic bit of hardware, there might be scope for using a real Electron case and keyboard.
Barnatt used extenders for a full-sized HDMI port, Ethernet, and USB sockets. However, he also used USB to connect an NVMe SSD. Unlike Arnov Sharma, who was able to make use of the official M.2 HAT for his 128GB SSD. Sharma has also dubbed his unit:This device takes an ordinary membrane keyboard and replaces the backing plate with a custom enclosure for a 4GB Pi 5 and associated hardware. However, unlike Barnatt's design, the Pi 5 is clearly visible, with ports accessible through a gap in the custom case rather than via extenders.
Then again, the use of the M.2 HAT makes for some impressive performance from the diminutive machine. The addition of a chunky volume control also has a certain appeal.While we wait for the official Pi-500 to appear, Barnatt's and Sharma's takes on a modern all-in-one are ideal fodder for summer tinkering and will give the Raspberry Pi team food for thought about what the actual hardware should look like.
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