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@johnvoorhees Currently in focus: my #ClockworkPi #PicoCalc! 
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My #clockworkpi #uconsole arrived this week (just after my #hackergadgets SDR extension board).
I fitted a #raspberrypi CM5 in it and compiled PiHPSDR to connect to my Pluto+ which I use for #qo100.
This thing is 
It is a widely known fact that despite loving #startrek I am not a huge #voyager fan; specfically I find #neelix very very annoying and unlikable.
Due to a mixup, a techno toy that I bought myself for my birthday (a #clockworkpi #PicoCalc ) ended up getting shipped to my parents in the US. My friend agreed to bring it over with him on a trip to the UK. I finally got it yesterday and excitedly unboxed it only to find my "friend" had filled it with pictures of neelix! He got me so bad.
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I was looking at BOOX for an e-paper-based laptop-like device, but then I learned that they withhold Linux kernel source code modifications in violation of the GPL, which turned me off from their brand.
Thinking about getting a #PineTab or #PineNote as a daily carry device, or possibly a #ClockWorkPi #uConsole as a handheld.
I had canceled all of my hardware purchase plans in light of the stupid #tariffs, but those now appear to be going away, hopefully, at least in the short term.
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I'm intrigued! #ClockWorkPi's shipping is legendarily slow, but it seems you got yours kinda quickly.
How's the keyboard experience? Mushy? Clicky? Too small for it to matter either way?
The page lists some kind of #UNIX that can run on it, but there's no details on the page. Any idea what kind of OS it can run? I'm curious how any Unix could run on a MCU like the #Pico
Today is a day for some hardware tinkering. #ClockworkPi #DevTerm #PicoCalc #Linux
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Assembled my PicoCalc today. It was really well packaged with nice instructions. The device itself feels really well constructed and has a few features you might not expect like speakers, headphone jack, volume knob, backlit keyboard, and inbuilt charger for the 18650s. Next step is finding out what the little BASIC shell is capable of.
I finally received a PicoCalc from clockworkpi. It's a nice piece of kit. Is there already a software archive? It reminds me a bit of the computers in the cockpit of an airplane.
#picocalc #clockworkpi
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#clockworkpi #rc2014 #cpm #uConsole #Z180
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I tried switching to a Raspberry Pi CM4, and discovered that CM4's with eMMC require a special process and special hardware to flash. Luckily I have a carrier board that appears compatible, so once I'm rested, I'll try flashing it.
"Yeah, RISC is good." - Zero Cool
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@Luke Likewise!
I had come close to picking up a #CutiePi (https://cutiepi.io/) to run the #Einstein #NewtonOS emulator on, but something built around a #RaspberryPi 5 would be even better. I've also considered trying to build something custom around the #ClockworkPi mainboard (https://www.clockworkpi.com/), but I'm a software guy and have too many other projects.
CutiePi tabletCutiePi tablet - Raspberry Pi, UntetheredLiberate your Raspberry Pi project from the desk, and start creating wherever the idea strikes.
I'm thinking about buying a #cyberdeck like those from #clockworkPi. I haven't bought a #raspberryPi since the #rp3. The #cm4 seems a little outdated; is it likely that a new version will be released soon? What are the chances that the #uConsole or #devTerm will be compatible with the #cm5? What about a #bananapi #computeModule?
Well, on the plus side I appear to be better at reading circuit board schematics than most people on the ClockworkPi forums.
On the down side, I appear to be better at reading circuitboard schematics than most people on the ClockworkPi forums.
I guess I'll just have to trust my reading of the diagram, and go for it. I kind of love this about open hardware.
Finally, took nearly 10 hours to process. The video of me building the uConsole from unboxing to turning it on.
PeerTube: https://area51.media/w/kG325u7SwrAP5X2Wq75MbQ
YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQ6zYnTti54
Hopefully this will be useful for anyone who is also building one of these.
The danger of now having a very capable #3dPrinter is that I am tempted to make All The Things, such as this cool-looking field case for the #ClockworkPi #DevTerm https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/introducing-the-devterm-field-ops-shell/9647
clockworkpiIntroducing the DevTerm Field Ops ShellIt was snowing like crazy today so I designed this while cooped up in my home office, its a 2 piece shell add on that fixes my number one complaint about the devterm, IT NEEDS SCREWS! also some loops to put a strap on it and a picatinny system to mount junk to the thing. finally! a place for my SDR to permanently be attached to my devterm! , oh and it fits on an ender 3 so yall can actually print it. uses M3 hardware with press in nuts to clamp the whole thing together, currently printing one...
if @ubidefeo and I did a #ClockworkPi #livestream, would you watch it? 