> From: "John R. Hogerhuis" <jho...@pobox.com> > On Thu, Aug 18, 2022 at 1:37 PM Ken Pettit <petti...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Looks super cool, but I'm guessing it has no processor in it and has a >> simple ASIC chip that converts USB to Video / keyscan. This probably >> removes any possibility of hacking to be a full-fledged computer. > Yeah you're probably right it's purpose built... though I wonder if there's > any space in there. I mean a raspberry pi as the computer would presumably > work. > > A pi pico would be easier to fit, and people have generated video from it > using the state machine feature. > > In any event it seems like there are plenty of these aspect ratio displays > around now. Yeah, they seem to be relatively easy to come by these days. Some eccentric person has worked out a project using one in combination with one of the low-profile rPi offerings to build a more proper portable slabtop type affair:
https://github.com/drcode/lisperati-1000-diy/blob/main/README.md The case design is hideous, but that's easily corrected. I need to finish putting mine together - I'm routing out and finishing a more M100-inspired case made from a couple birch boards (and putting a less cut-down keyboard in while I'm at it.) Should be just the thing for writing on the go :)
