3d printing vintage computers?

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3d printing vintage computers?

Postby takintosh on Sat Jun 18, 2016 9:10 am

I just came across this little 3d printed Macintosh (I actually learned typing on this version).

https://pinshape.com/items/6449-3d-printed-classic-apple-mac-computer

Do you think we are not that far away from making actual working computer parts?

We would still need to program the microchips (Need a Calculus genius for that).

I mean if Nasa and the military can make some awesome stuff with it,
I'm sure one day we will be able to 'print' our own favorite vintage computers eh?
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Re: 3d printing vintage computers?

Postby tezza on Sat Jun 18, 2016 10:28 pm

Absolutely,

There is a lot of talk around the chat groups about this kind of thing. In fact I think it might have already been done for the Commodore 64 (but I can't find the link so consider it rumour).
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Re: 3d printing vintage computers?

Postby takintosh on Sun Jun 19, 2016 5:38 am

@tezza

Thx for your reply, wow that's just mind blowing. Technology is definitely answer to all our problems (Well at least most of them). I wonder how they will 3d print parts like entire circuit boards and such . . . especially the metal parts.
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Re: 3d printing vintage computers?

Postby mons2b on Fri Sep 30, 2016 5:43 pm

Possibly simple circuit boards with say a single layer on them will be constructable at home soon. Ie you could print yourself a new c64 board instead of paying gazillions to a source online. If we could get the chinese to duplicate old c64 special chips like the sid then truely c64s could go till the end of time. I read the other day about pushing to mars. More basic computers like 8 bits work particularly well in high radiation areas. Could be just the trick for colonists. :) Not to mention 8 bit backups for space craft critical systems. Just a thought. Someone may disagree.
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