Retro 3D-printed Typeframe PX-88
By Andrew Gregory. Posted
Nineteen eighty-five was a good year. It gave us Back to the Future, Tears for Fears’ Songs From the Big Chair, and perhaps more relevantly for us, the publication of Richard Stallman’s GNU Manifesto, which somehow managed to be more than three times longer than the American Declaration of Independence.
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The year 1985 is also when the Epson PX-4 was released. This portable computer, which could run on four AA batteries, was amazingly ahead of its time, with its Zilog Z80 processor and 64kB of memory. It also captured a certain eighties aesthetic that we love. Now, 40 years later, Jeff Merrick has built a
cyberdeck-cum-writerdeck that channels all that was good about the Epson PX-4 and makes it better.
The Typeframe PX-88 features a mechanical keyboard, touchscreen, and a Raspberry Pi 4, all in a 3D-printed chassis with the electronics made accessible via sliding panels. Unlike the PX-4, the Typeframe PX-88 runs on a single USB power adapter. And incredibly, it’s been designed to fit together with absolutely minimal soldering – just the power switch and status light.
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