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First post, by Farid83

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Hi,

I'm working on a small hobby project to build a small plastic case that will house a LCD and Raspberry PI zero. I want to recreate the look and feel of IBM 5151/5153 monitors because for my taste they look really cool!
Unfortunately I don't own one so need someone who can volunteer to take dimensions of the monitor. I highlighted dimensions that I need in the attached picture. Any help is much appreciated!

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Reply 1 of 4, by Errius

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Yes I can do this. Coincidentally I have my 5151 and 5153 out of storage right now.

The two are actually differently shaped though. The 5153 is larger.

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Is this too much voodoo?

Reply 3 of 4, by Farid83

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I just wanted to give an update. Just put together Raspberry Pi Zero W, some lcd and 3D printed case to resemble IBM 5151 monitor. Unfortunately my painting skills suck so the exterior is quite crude but nevertheless I'm happy I have my little copy of a classic monitor.

BTW, those are actual push button switches and I'm planning to use them somehow.

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