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First post, by Jo22

Posted on 2023-04-23, 08:16

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Hi everyone,

Just saw some interesting video at YT.
Someone put a lot of work into creating a tiny 486 PC.
But here's the catch: It's an accurate model of a classic 486 PC, not just a small 486 setup.
Even the old tube monitor had been replicated, visually.
Quite a lot of work went into 3D printing all the individual parts. Impressive, isn't it? 😃

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkuYGle9L20

Have fun.

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Reply 1 of 8, by ThinkpadIL

Posted on 2023-04-23, 17:08

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What a cute little nonsense!

N.B. Btw, the tiniest 486 computer is this ...

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Reply 2 of 8, by Kreshna Aryaguna Nurzaman

Posted on 2023-04-24, 05:42

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Still has the room for 5.25" floppy drive, impressive. The monitor doesn't have to be small though.

Never thought this thread would be that long, but now, for something different.....
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Reply 3 of 8, by Disruptor

Posted on 2023-04-24, 06:54

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Ha. He definitively needs an ISA ET4000 W32.

Reply 4 of 8, by Jo22

Posted on 2023-04-24, 09:55

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Yay! For Windows 3.x/95 and OS/2 the W32 is much better! ^^
DOS games and demos may prefer the AX version, AX also has a mode utility (CGA/EGA/MGA) and 8514/A emulation using RIXAI8.

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Reply 5 of 8, by theelf

Posted on 2023-04-24, 10:12

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Jo22 wrote on 2023-04-23, 08:16:
Hi everyone, […]
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Hi everyone,

Just saw some interesting video at YT.
Someone put a lot of work into creating a tiny 486 PC.
But here's the catch: It's an accurate model of a classic 486 PC, not just a small 486 setup.
Even the old tube monitor had been replicated, visually.
Quite a lot of work went into 3D printing all the individual parts. Impressive, isn't it? 😃

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkuYGle9L20

Have fun.

Best wishes,
Jo22

Incredible!!!

i will love yo make me one, but 3D design is something i dont know.how to do

I wish i can find stl with all parts for a mini retro PC

Reply 6 of 8, by ThinkpadIL

Posted on 2023-04-24, 10:32

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Kreshna Aryaguna Nurzaman wrote on 2023-04-24, 05:42:

Still has the room for 5.25" floppy drive, impressive. The monitor doesn't have to be small though.

No it's not. Not even for 3.5" FDD. Take a look at the comparison with a normal size case. It is all dummy.

Reply 7 of 8, by wbahnassi

Posted on 2023-04-24, 12:19

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Nice it has that enclosure and screen. Points for the expansion cards and external IDE connector. I would also expose the FDD connector as well. A little concerned on heat dissipation.. does it vent well?

The tiniest build I could achieve with real devices is my lego PC.

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This is a P233-MMX with SB16ASP card, 5.25"/3.5" disk drives and a slot-loading CD drive.
Adding real drives expands the minimum dimensions quite a bit, and you need air room for the CPU and PSU to breathe.

Turbo XT 12MHz, 8-bit VGA, Dual 360K drives
Intel 386 DX-33, Speedstar 24X, SB 1.5, 1x CD
Intel 486 DX2-66, CL5428 VLB, SBPro 2, 2x CD
Intel Pentium 90, Matrox Millenium 2, SB16, 4x CD
HP Z400, Xeon 3.46GHz, YMF-744, Voodoo3, RTX2080Ti

Reply 8 of 8, by gerry

Posted on 2023-04-24, 16:05

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i like creative cases and builds like this (and the lego one wbahnassi - that is great!)

the small size makes for interesting challenges, especially if using 'normal' parts as much as possible

i don't have a 3d printer but making cases / parts for cases is something i'd want to do if i had one

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